Resolved Unable to get pop3 to work.

I recently got laptop with Windows 7, and Microsoft Live Mail. I googled how to add a pop3 account and followed the directions and it cannot connect to the servers.

 

Just a couple things here that may be your problem.

Your POP3 should be 'pop3.live.com'.
Your SMTP should be 'smtp.live.com'.
"Log on using Secure Password Authentication" should be unchecked.

The SMTP port number is 587, and POP3 port number is 995.
"This server requires a secure connection" should be checked for both of these.

 

I have attached the message I get when it fails. Marlp62 thanks for the try but it did not work. My ISP is comcast.net.

 

Steve, that is correct. At home I use comcast directly into Outlook Express on my home computer, not the laptop but when I go out or to work I use a wifi connection that is available where I am. Windows 7 does not have outlook express.

 

My pop3 server is "mail.comcast.net" and the smtp is "smtp.comcast.net ". I have changed the respective ports to 587 and 995. None of this works I still cannot connect. I also tried with the default port numbers, 25, and 110.

 

Did that!

 

Here are screen shots of all the dialogue windows in Live mail.

 

Apparently Comcast has a different way of doing email when you aren't actually using their service.

http://customer.comcast.com/Pages/F...ab-d2bf6a0fe54d&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1

SMTP = 465
POP3 = 995

 

Thanks Steve.