> This problem started yesterday morning about 1000. Previously, Outlook has > worked without fail for about 6 months, when I had to replace a failing > harddrive with a clean install. If I try to send an email, the send fails > with the error 0x80042109. If I send a 'test your settings' email, I get a > more verbose message that says the server was found, but did not respond. > Now, the details: > > I found 2 articles about the error 0x80042109 that talked about 'being on > the MSN network and trying to send through another system', but I have no > connection to MSN. > > I have my own domain name and email address package through 'Godaddy'. > > There are two other email addresses in this domain/email package that are > unaffected. > > Yesterday I spent about 2 hours on the phone with 'Godaddy' tech support, > examined all settings, tried alternate port of 587 and 3535 for SMTP and > finally, the tech said I should call my ISP. The theory being that, since > everything was in order, Comcast must be blocking my access. Since I'm not > using Comcast's email system, I found this puzzling, but called them anyway. > > Comcast checked the line and pinged my modem and pronounced it 'not their > problem'. > > I have run a 'detect and repair' that 'Completed Successfully' and a > 'scanpst.exe' that found 6 errors that it repaired, with no change in the > problem. > > I disables the windows firewall and the Avast antivirus v. 4.8 and still > doesn't work. > I waited overnight to see if the problem disappeared as glitches sometime > do, but no joy. > > Interestingly enough, Outlook automatically does a 'Send/Receive' at 5 > minute intervals, and the email I had been trying to send for 24 hours, went > out at 0959. I tried to send another test email, and clunk, broke again. > > Doing an 'Outlook /safe' does not solve the problem and I finally > uninstalled Office 2003, I thought completely. I then turned off the > computer and disconnected the power for 5 minutes. > > I then turned the computer back on and reinstalled Office 2003, and much to > my surprise, all my settings were still there, so I really didn't get a > complete uninstall. > > At this point I am completely out of ideas. If anyone has seen anything like > this (and knows the solution), any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks again for listening, > > Eddie in Loveland > > "A television can insult your intelligence, but nothing rubs it in like a > computer." > > PS. Sorry about the crosspost...I'm desperate! > > >