Comcast does support port 587 for SMTP. But also requires SMTP
authentication.

http://www.comcast.net/help/faq/inde...k_Express18534

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Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"Jim Pickering" jimp (AT) mvps.org wrote in message
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The port number for sending mail with Comcast should be 25 and not
587. Make sure that you do not have *ANY* antispam or antivirus
program set to scan email and reset the port under Tools/Accounts -
Mail tab for the Comcast account.
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Jim Pickering, MVP/Windows Mail applications
Please reply ONLY to newsgroup.


"STEPHEN CATRAMBONE" wrote in message
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Hello:

I receive e-mail via my comcast account, but I am having difficulty
sending. I thought I saw this in here before, but cannot locate it
again. Thanks for your help...here is the error message:

The connection to the server has failed. Account: 'mail.comcast.net',
Server: 'smtp.comcast.net', Protocol: SMTP, Port: 587, Secure(SSL):
No, Socket Error: 10060, Error Number: 0x800CCC0E

I have double checked my settings and they appear to be fine

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Stephen A. Catrambone
UOP Online Faculty