I get this message from time to time...it has always been a screwup or
downtime/broken ISP...not really anything to do with me...you might wish to
call or email your ISP...

Earthlink, for example, had a problem on and off for about 3 weeks a few
weeks ago!

"Tony" wrote in message
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i can recieve aqnd forward email using msn as my isp, but i can not send.
i have removed norton av completely from my computer and checked all of my
email settings.
i get the following message when trying to send email

The connection to the server has failed. Account: 'pop3.email.msn.com',
Server: 'smtp.email.msn.com', Protocol: SMTP, Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No,
Socket Error: 10060, Error Number: 0x800CCC0E
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tony