Vista - Cant receive mail

I just installed the Windows Vista Beta and am enjoying it so far, aside from
the problems i had trying to get on the internet (took me two days to fix!).
well then, I had two outlook express identities on xp that used the road
runner servers (time warner). When i open windows mail, which obviously
replaced OE, I am not prompted for identities, which I now know no longer
exist. I assumed that my identities were somehow merged, which i though was
ok, i guess. I clicked the send/recieve button, and low and behold, the
login box pops up, which it never did in OE. I entered my username and
password for my main account, AND IT DOESNT WORK! the damn box keeps popping
up a up and then fails. I cant get my mail now for some reason as it cannot
access the server (error message: Account: 'pop-server.neo.rr.com', Server:
'pop-server.neo.rr.com', Protocol: POP3, Server Response: '-ERR
Authentication failed', Port: 110, Secure(SSL): No, Server Error: 0x800CCC90,
Error Number: 0x800CCC92). This occurs even though all the settings and
profiles are correct. This is a very serious issue for me, and I need help
immediatly, thanks in advance.

sorry-----------

"Golf3r" wrote:

> I just installed the Windows Vista Beta and am enjoying it so far, aside from
> the problems i had trying to get on the internet (took me two days to fix!).
> well then, I had two outlook express identities on xp that used the road
> runner servers (time warner). When i open windows mail, which obviously
> replaced OE, I am not prompted for identities, which I now know no longer
> exist. I assumed that my identities were somehow merged, which i though was
> ok, i guess. I clicked the send/recieve button, and low and behold, the
> login box pops up, which it never did in OE. I entered my username and
> password for my main account, AND IT DOESNT WORK! the damn box keeps popping
> up a up and then fails. I cant get my mail now for some reason as it cannot
> access the server (error message: Account: 'pop-server.neo.rr.com', Server:
> 'pop-server.neo.rr.com', Protocol: POP3, Server Response: '-ERR
> Authentication failed', Port: 110, Secure(SSL): No, Server Error: 0x800CCC90,
> Error Number: 0x800CCC92). This occurs even though all the settings and
> profiles are correct. This is a very serious issue for me, and I need help
> immediatly, thanks in advance.

very nice! I have exaclty the SAME problems when I want check my email. But only this problem when trying to receive emails. But I receive only this msg. when my mailbox has many emails with more then 1 or 2 MB (total). I tryied it on 4 diffrent email pop account, all the same problems with Windows Vista x84 and x64 build 6000 (Final version). And YES, this is a serious issue of Windows!

I tried it with Windows Mail and Office Outlook 2003, same problem! I say it's a Windows Vista bug an not a Office Bug.

I am encountering the same problem with my email. I can send mail but I can't receive mail. I keep getting this error message.

The message could not be sent. The authentication setting might not be correct for your outgoing e-mail [SMTP] server. For help solving this problem, go to Help, search for "Troubleshoot Windows Mail", and read the "I'm having problems sending e-mail" section. If you need help determining the proper server settings, please contact your e-mail service provider.

The rejected e-mail address was xxxxxxx. Subject '', Account: xxxxxxxxx, Server: 'mail.xxxxxxxx.xxx', Protocol: SMTP, Server Response: '550 No such user (username) -ERR xxxxxxxxxxxxx Not Located', Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No, Server Error: 550, Error Number: 0x800CCC79

There are two reasons why I can't help you with what you've supplied.

You say you can send, but can't receive. Yet the error message you
included represents a failure to send.

You've censored so much information from the error message
that it is practically useless. As a minimum I would need to see the
complete server name.

Gary VanderMolen


"J_S21" <J_S21.2xqyc1@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net> wrote in message news:J_S21.2xqyc1@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net...

My mistake, for I can receive mail but I can't send mail. Whenever I try to send mail I get the same message as I stated before.
I did contact my ISP after I started to encounter the problem and was told that the problem was not coming from them.

The message could not be sent. The authentication setting might not be correct for your outgoing e-mail [SMTP] server. For help solving this problem, go to Help, search for "Troubleshoot Windows Mail", and read the "I'm having problems sending e-mail" section. If you need help determining the proper server settings, please contact your e-mail service provider.

The rejected e-mail address was xxxxxxx. Subject '', Account:
xxxxxxxxx, Server: 'mail.xxxxxxxx.xxx', Protocol: SMTP, Server Response:
'550 No such user (username) -ERR xxxxxxxxxxxxx Not Located', Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No, Server Error: 550, Error Number: 0x800CCC79

Do you get this same error regardless of which recipient you send to?
What happens when you send an email to yourself?

I take it that the SMTP server in question is not your ISP's mail server.
Try substituting your ISP's SMTP server.

Gary VanderMolen [MS MVP-WLM]


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