Also, sometimes they have merged with other ISPs and decommission the old account settings over time requiring you to make changes. For example, several ISPs have increased their email security settings which could require you to enable TLS/SSL or make port changes. When Outlook worked before and you’re suddenly presented with send/receive errors, it is still good practice to verify your account settings and make sure that they are current. When you are trying to send a message from another network than the network where the mailbox is located (for instance, from a hotel or a Wi-Fi hotspot, then you need to enable authentication for the configured SMTP server as well. Settings for several large free email providers can be found here. You can get this information from your ISP or email administrator.
If you just configured your mail account and are directly presented with a send/receive error, you should start with verifying if your account settings are correct. For certain error codes, a more specific solution is mentioned. Nothing is more annoying than not being able to get your email when you want it and be presented with a sometimes very cryptic or a seeming meaningless error code instead.Īlthough there are a multitude of error codes that you could be presented with, there are a couple of common solutions that work for many cases.Īside from offering common solutions, this guide also contains a list of send/receive error codes which you may encounter and their meaning.
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