Outlook.com cannot connect to att.net POP3 mail server.

29. October 2013 · Write a comment · Categories: Hotmail, Outlook.com · Tags: , , ,
Outlook.com stopped connecting to my att.net POP3 mail as Thursday, 10/24. I have a ssbcglobal.net email account and an att.net email account that are no longer being refreshed in Outlook.com. 

I was able to see my mail on my iPhone via my hotmail.com account, but that now does not work.  I deleted the hotmail.com account from the iPhone and created new entries for each account separately.  The accounts created on the iPhone successfully connected to email server, but the server and port combination is different than what is allowed in Outlook.com.  The incoming mail server to which the iPhone connects is imap.mail.yahoo.com.  It uses SSL and the port number is 993.  I do not know the outgoing mail server settings.

Outlook.com defaults the incoming mail server to inbound.att.net and port number to 995. The server name can be changed, of course, but the only options for port numbers are 110 and 995.  Is there any way to override the available port number options so that I can try to connect to imap.mail.yahoo.com?


Thanks, Rick

Can’t add another POP3 Mail server?

09. August 2013 · Write a comment · Categories: Hotmail, Outlook.com · Tags: , ,
Hello,

Well, I currently have Outlook Email right now and I would like to add another one. I have followed the instructions to Set up a new Mail Server (MyFreeola)  however every time I add my account information and the POP3 email information it says - There's a problem connecting to the POP3 mail server. 

I don't know what's wrong. I have the POP3 and SMTP information of my Mail Server on Freeola but it's not working.

This is the information I have used provided from Freeola.

  1. Load Microsoft Outlook.

  2. From the menu bar at the top of the screen select 'Tools', then 'E-mail Accounts'. In the window that opens, select the 'Add a New E-mail Account' option. Click 'Next'.

  3. For the server type, select POP3. Then click 'Next'.

  4. Enter the name you want to appear on outgoing e-mails from you in the Your Name field. Example: John Smith.

  5. In the 'E-mail Address' field, type in: *** Email address is removed for privacy ***.

  6. In the 'Username' field, type in: *** Email address is removed for privacy ***.

  7. In the 'Password' field, type in: ********

  8. In the 'Incoming Mail Server (POP3)' field, type in: mail.freeola.net.

  9. In the 'Outgoing Mail Server' field, type in: smtp.freeola.net.

  10. Click 'Next', then Finish and you're all set to send e-mail!

Problem connecting to POP3 mail server

06. August 2013 · Write a comment · Categories: Hotmail, Outlook.com · Tags:

I am having a similar issue to that of other users.  I would like to use outlook.com to send/receive work emails which originate form our MS exchange 2003 server.  I have confirmed that it is POP enabled.  I have also confirmed that the setting are all correct.  However, I receive an error message stating "There's a problem connecting to the POP3 mail server. "

 

I attempted to add the same acount with Gmail and it worked just fine.  I can now send/receive the work emails.  It's just not working on outlook.com.  I would rather use outlook.com for this purpose.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.