"Steve" <Steve@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:995CA3D9-1A63-4768-AC75-6DFC8D051D8E@microsoft.com...
>A few weeks ago I couldnt send emails and get this message
> Your server has unexpectedly terminated the connection. Possible causes
> for
> this include server problems, network problems, or a long period of
> inactivity. Subject 'Are you working', Account: 'windows mail', Server:
> 'smtp.charter.net', Protocol: SMTP, Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No, Error
> Number:
> 0x800CCC0F
> I can still recieve but cant send.

Were you still using charter.net as your internet provider while getting
this
message? If you're using a wireless connection, your computer is likely
to occasionally use your neighbor's wireless server instead of yours, and
therefore your neighbor's internet provider. Connections to port 25
that cross over from one internet provider's equipment to another's are
often blocked to cause trouble for spammers. Unfortunately, cable
companies are unlikely to let you switch to using some other port instead,
in order to avoid this problem.

Also, see if this helps:

http://www.charter.com/customers/sup...articleid=1781

A number of problems in Windows Mail are due to interference from
antivirus programs, and such problems are often slow to show up. What
if any antivirus programs do you have, and have you ever had a Norton
or McAfee antivirus program on that computer, even one of the trial
versions that often come already installed on new computers?