Re: Comcast, MS Outlook settings???

Posted September 27, 200816 yr

Ritter197,

These are instructions for Outlook 2K3, but they should be similar for you.

Open Outlook> TOOLS> Email accts> Change and View Accts> Select your Comcast

acct> Change button> More Settings button:

1. Outgoing Server tab:

a. Make sure you select "My Outgoing Mail Server requires

authenitication"

I personally use the "Logon On Using" boxes, because I use a Spam filtering

Program.

b. And manually put your Comcast UserID and password there. You might

need to use your primary UserID & password that was given to you by Comcast.

2. On the Advance tab:

a. Leave Incoming Mail Server Port as 110. And leave The box for using

SSL connection unchecked.

b. For the Outgoing server, change Port: 25, to Port: 587 (You can try

using Port: 465, if you have problems with 587.) You will need to check the

box for encrypted (SSL) connection for access to the Outgoing Mail server.

You will need to do this also, if you use the alternative Port: 465, for the

Outgoing Server.

This is the way that you have it set up in OE6 or WLM in Vista.

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"Brian Matthews" <noonecares@ddd.com> wrote in message

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On Fri, 26 Sep 2008 09:56:28 -0400, "Ritter 197"

<Ritter197@comcast.net> wrote:

>I use Comcast, Windows XP, SP #3, and both Windows Live mail and Outlook.

>All works fine EXCEPT in Outlook.

>My incoming says: mail.comcast.net

>My Outgoing: smtp.comcast.net

>But I can not send things out.

>Can anyone help?

>BTW Comcast says it should work. But it does not.

This HAS to work. Double or even triple check all your setting from

this link

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