[Hidden-tech] Likely I'm only guy crazy enuf still to use Msoft Outlook...

[Tim Boudreau]

Indeed, "cannot be found on the network" means your computer is not able to
turn "pop3.comcast.net" into a numeric address (I see 96.114.157.77 for
it).  That's a problem with dns.

If you open a command-line and run "ping pop3.comcast.net", what do you
see?  If you genuinely can't see it, it could be that your ISP is blocking
it or something is wrong with the DNS configuration on your network.  One
thing you could try is setting up your network connection to explicitly use
Google Public DNS - set the DNS servers (in the properties of your network
connection) to 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4.

At any rate, it looks like your problem is your computer resolving the name
pop3.comcast.net - i.e. your mail client setup is probably fine, but
whatever DNS server your computer talks to on your network is telling it
that there is no such thing as pop3.comcast.net.

-Tim


On Mon, Dec 22, 2014 at 7:20 PM, James Triplett <jm-hiddentech at vj8.net>
wrote:

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> On (22/12/14 14:57), 'David Morf' wrote:
> > Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2014 14:57:43 -0500
> > From: 'David Morf' <davidtoday at comcast.net>
> > To: hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net
> > Subject: [Hidden-tech] Likely I'm only guy crazy enuf still to use Msoft
> >       Outlook...
> > X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 141222-1, 12/22/2014), Outbound message
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
> > Argh, I'm passing all SEND/RCV tests on Outlook setup, incl finding
> Comcast
> > server via income port 110 [responding to query via outgoing port 587],
> both
> > ports per direct Comcast helpdesk advice today following our recent move
> to
> > CISCO gateway device (I know, dancing with Comcast devil) -- yet Outlook
> on
> > my heretofor trusty DELL Inspiron 1545 displays rcv error...
> >
> > Task 'pop3.comcast.net - Receiving' reported error (0x800408FC) : 'The
> > server name you entered can not be found on the network (it might be down
> > temporarily). Please verify that you are online and that the server name
> is
> > correct.'
>
> Looking at it right now,
>     $ telnet -4 pop3.comcast.net 110
>     Trying 68.87.20.9...
>     Connected to pop3-ch2.sys.comcast.net.
>     Escape character is '^]'.
>     +OK POP3 ready
>
> This says that the address is correct and that it is responding on the Pop
> port 110.
> However the error you quote says "it cannot be found on the network".
> That suggests a problem in your PC, like perhaps some firewall software?
> If you have any firewall sw other than Microsoft Security Essentials, turn
> it
> off or deinstall it, and see if the error persists.
>
> good luck
>
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