> 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!