All: I have run into a problem trying to submit an email of event files via AOL. When I click on SEND in Winquake I get an error message that says “Close Socket Error.” Although it has been several weeks since I sent my last event file, there have been no changes in the entries for SMTP, SMTP server, SMTP port number, etc., and the system worked fine at that time (I am using smtp.aol.com with the port set to 587 as per Larry‘s instructions for those using AOL). I tried contacting AOL tech services, but either I couldn't explain the problem clearly enough, or they didn't have any idea what I was talking about. I tried using yahoo in the smtp slot, but this didn't work either, I guess because I have to access Yahoo using AOL. Does Yahoo have downloadable software to enable one to contact them directly and bypass AOL? I looked on their web page, but didn't find anything along these lines. To make sure the problem wasn't something I had done on my fairly new notebook computer, I tried sending the event files on my old computer and I got the same error message. Has anyone else using AOL had this problem and/or could shed some light on dealing with the error message “Close Socket Error“? Thanks. Bob Laney Salem, Oregon --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!?All:
I have run into a problem trying to submit an email of event files via AOL. When I click on SEND in Winquake I get an error message that says “Close Socket Error.” Although it has been several weeks since I sent my last event file, there have been no changes in the entries for SMTP, SMTP server, SMTP port number, etc., and the system worked fine at that time (I am using smtp.aol.com with the port set to 587 as per Larry‘s instructions for those using AOL).
I tried contacting AOL tech services, but either I couldn't explain the problem clearly enough, or they didn't have any idea what I was talking about.
I tried using yahoo in the smtp slot, but this didn't work either, I guess because I have to access Yahoo using AOL. Does Yahoo have downloadable software to enable one to contact them directly and bypass AOL? I looked on their web page, but didn't find anything along these lines.
To make sure the problem wasn't something I had done on my fairly new notebook computer, I tried sending the event files on my old computer and I got the same error message.
Has anyone else using AOL had this problem and/or could shed some light on dealing with the error message “Close Socket Error“?
Thanks.
Bob Laney
Salem, Oregon
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