i'm going insane....

I bought a brand new pc..however, I now need to put "windows mail" on this
one, which use to be outlook, correct?? anyways...i cant seem to use this
thing b/c i keep getting this message...i cannot figure out how to fix
it...if somebody could email me back asap...so that i can start using
this...it would be muchly appreciatede!! thanks kindly..LaraBee

The host 'Derek8@mts.net' could not be found. Please verify that you have
entered the server name correctly.
Subject 'test', Account: 'home email', Server: 'Derek8@mts.net', Protocol:
SMTP, Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error: 11003, Error Number: 0x800CCC0D

You have entered an email address for a server name - that server name needs
to be the pop server for your email account.

"LaraBee" <LaraBee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8C78A208-3D0E-4D32-882A-D6C4D2926D4D@microsoft.com...
>I bought a brand new pc..however, I now need to put "windows mail" on this
> one, which use to be outlook, correct?? anyways...i cant seem to use this
> thing b/c i keep getting this message...i cannot figure out how to fix
> it...if somebody could email me back asap...so that i can start using
> this...it would be muchly appreciatede!! thanks kindly..LaraBee
>
> The host 'Derek8@mts.net' could not be found. Please verify that you have
> entered the server name correctly.
> Subject 'test', Account: 'home email', Server: 'Derek8@mts.net', Protocol:
> SMTP, Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error: 11003, Error Number:
> 0x800CCC0D

"Mac" <mac@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:43FF4EFD-ECCD-4A37-94F3-087D5E934910@microsoft.com...
> You have entered an email address for a server name - that server name
> needs to be the pop server for your email account.
>
> "LaraBee" <LaraBee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:8C78A208-3D0E-4D32-882A-D6C4D2926D4D@microsoft.com...
>>I bought a brand new pc..however, I now need to put "windows mail" on this
>> one, which use to be outlook, correct?? anyways...i cant seem to use this
>> thing b/c i keep getting this message...i cannot figure out how to fix
>> it...if somebody could email me back asap...so that i can start using
>> this...it would be muchly appreciatede!! thanks kindly..LaraBee
>>
>> The host 'Derek8@mts.net' could not be found. Please verify that you have
>> entered the server name correctly.
>> Subject 'test', Account: 'home email', Server: 'Derek8@mts.net',
>> Protocol:
>> SMTP, Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error: 11003, Error Number:
>> 0x800CCC0D
>

According to www.mts.net your servers need to be configured as:

POP: pop.mts.net
SMTP: smtp.mts.net

Here is a link for configuring Outlook Express that should be similar to how
you need to set things up in Windows Mail. <http://tinyurl.com/3arbp6>

"LaraBee" <LaraBee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8C78A208-3D0E-4D32-882A-D6C4D2926D4D@microsoft.com...
>I bought a brand new pc..however, I now need to put "windows mail" on this
> one, which use to be outlook, correct?? anyways...i cant seem to use this
> thing b/c i keep getting this message...i cannot figure out how to fix
> it...if somebody could email me back asap...so that i can start using
> this...it would be muchly appreciatede!! thanks kindly..LaraBee
>
> The host 'Derek8@mts.net' could not be found. Please verify that you have
> entered the server name correctly.
> Subject 'test', Account: 'home email', Server: 'Derek8@mts.net', Protocol:
> SMTP, Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error: 11003, Error Number:
> 0x800CCC0D

You have used your email address as the server name.

Use something like pop.mts.net and smtp.mts.net for
incoming and outgoing servers respectively.