>> 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!
>>