Strange, in that I've used port 25 since the inception of my cable service,
when it originally was with the @Home service, before becoming Comcast. I
see the info on their website, but have never had a problem using port 25
with them although SMTP authentication has been required for the past few
years.

I would still suspect the problem to be an antivirus/antispam program set to
scan outgoing mail, but we'll have to wait for the poster to reply. Thanks,
Mike. Hope to see you this March.
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Jim Pickering, MVP/Windows Mail applications
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"Michael Santovec" wrote in message
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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
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"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