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OUTLOOK problem: Sending e.mail (not OL Express!)?

Hi! Today I can receive mail, but not send! Getting this mssg:Task 'my email acct - Sending' reported error (0x80042109) : 'Outlook is unable to connect to your outgoing (SMTP) e-mail server. If you continue to receive this message, contact your server administrator or Internet service provider (ISP).' I have not changed any settings and Comcast does not support Outlook, only OL Express. Windows XP, Comcast IP, works great all the time except for today! Please help! T H A N K S Oh, and I CAN send from Comcast webmail, just not from my OUTLOOK.

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1. Comcast won't support Outlook over the phone, but they ave plenty of information on their website about it. Some helpful links for the two most common versions of Outlook are: Outlook 2003 http://www.comcast.net/help/faq/index.jsp?faq=EmailOutlook17742 if that doesn't work, use this: http://www.comcast.net/help/faq/index.jsp?faq=EmailOutlook18533 For Outlook 2007: http://www.comcast.net/help/faq/index.jsp?faq=EmailOutlook18907
2. Try changing the outgoing port to '587'. That worked for me. The default is '25'. That wasnt working for me. I then tried '465' which didnt work either. So just try '587' if not that then try, '465'.