Windows Live Mail

If you add an account to WLM using the auto method, it will use IMAP.

Can you post images of the error your getting & your account settings. Remember to hide your email address.
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Hey Den,

Could you tell me what you are entering and where. I'm joining this conversation late and I'm not clear if you're working on the MTU (adapter / computer) or on your WL Mail settings.

It would be helpful to know your eMail service provider - sometimes the port for the protocol isn't standard... AOL uses SMTP: 587 non-SSL. It's easy enough to find the correct port and if it requires security. if you know the provider.

SMTP: 465 (SSL)
POP: 995 (SSL)

SMTP: 25
POP: 110

and it's all different if you're using IMAP instead of POP

also - it's easy to miss, but on the 2nd page of Roadrunner's WL Mail example there is a chackbox at the bottom "My server requires authentication" - make sure that is check if your provider requires it or unchecked if they don't require it.

Peace!

denwilliam said:

Reapeated them over and over again and as far as I can see there is no mistake.Whatever I enter all I receive in return is "Bad Parameter".Entered your instructions verbatim but no joy.

Peace!

Den,

Hmmm, I just opened Roadies PDF and copied the ping command, pasted it in my user cmd window and got:

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

ping -f -l 1472 google.co.uk

Pinging google.co.uk [74.125.228.31] with 1472 bytes of data:
Reply from 74.125.228.31: bytes=1472 time=23ms TTL=252
Request timed out.
Reply from 74.125.228.31: bytes=1472 time=18ms TTL=252
Request timed out.

Ping statistics for 74.125.228.31:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 2, Lost = 2 (50% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 18ms, Maximum = 23ms, Average = 20ms

Have you tried copy and paste or are you typing it in?
you have to right click in the cmd window to paste - not sure if you knew that.

I might also suggest trying the ping in an elevated (run as administrator) cmd if you are not an administrator. That shouldn't matter, but ya never know..
One last thing. If it is an MTU issue, there are lots of posts re: Comcast / MTU
I searched: this string - check the Comcast specific hits first - they own it they probably have the answer you need.

I think this thread is closed since you said your mail is working. Maybe a new thread referencing MTU or the error codes might get more bites.

Good luck.

You're welcome Den,

I thought it might have been related to account setup. When I first setup an account for AOL, I was pleased that WLMail did automatic configuration.... Then I had some errors (different from yours) and had to double check the account settings. I essentially deleted the IMAP accounts that WLMail created and manually setup up a POP3 account for AOL. Sounds as though you did something similar.

Glad your problem is solved,

Peace!