MAIL SET UP FOR COMCAST MAIL ON iPHONE

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MAIL SET UP FOR COMCAST MAIL ON iPHONE

okay, i am totally new to this, so please excuse my lack of knowledge. i have comcast mail.
I click on Mail, click on other, which brings me to the set up screen. What is IMAP, POP, Exchange? I know my name, my address, and I imagine my description can be whatever i want to name it, right?
Outgoing Nail Server....
What do I put in on host name? (comcast.net) ? I know my user name and password,

What is outgoing mail server (SMTP)
Host name again.

Help!

MACBOOK, Mac OS X (10.4.10), iPHONE

Posted on Sep 21, 2007 4:49 PM

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Answer 1

Sep 21, 2007 4:51 PM in response to JOHNNY B GOOD

Do you currently access your Comcast email account with the Mail application on your Mac?

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Answer 2

Sep 21, 2007 4:58 PM in response to Allan Sampson

I also have a windows pc that i have been using to update and set up the iPhone. i havent connected the iPhone to the mac. is the iphone live an ipod? in that you format it to either windows or mac?

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Answer 3

Sep 21, 2007 5:08 PM in response to JOHNNY B GOOD

There is no Windows or OS X version or format for the iPhone. You can activate an iPhone on a compatible Windows PC or Mac and then sync it with another computer - PC or Mac. Some sync their music and photos on a Mac and Address Book contacts and calendar events on a Windows PC.

Your Comcast account is a POP account.

Under Incoming Mail Server.

Host Name: mail.comcast.net

User Name: The portion of your Comcast email address in front of the @ sign only.

Password: Your password for this account which you should already know.

Under Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP)

Host Name: smtp.comcast.net:587 (separate 587 with a colon)

User Name: The portion of your Comcast email address in front of the @ sign only.

Password: Your password for the account - the same password used to check the incoming mail server for new messages.

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Answer 4

Sep 21, 2007 5:16 PM in response to Allan Sampson

when verifying...it comes back with "Cannot connect using SSL, do you want to try setting up the account without SSL?"

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Answer 5

Sep 21, 2007 5:30 PM in response to JOHNNY B GOOD

Did you select use SSL with the incoming and outgoing mail server?

If so, this wasn't included with my instructions but if turned on automatically, turn if off for both the incoming and outgoing mail server.

After setting up an account, this is done at Settings > Mail.

Select your Comcast account and scroll to the bottom to select the Advanced button for the account settings.

Incoming Uses SSL: Off
Outgoing Uses SSL: Off

At this location, there is also the settings for removing messages from the server when downloaded by the iPhone and for when automatically removing messages from the account's Trash mailbox that were marked for deletion.

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Answer 6

Sep 21, 2007 5:37 PM in response to Allan Sampson

ARRGGGGG! STILL NO LUCK. IT SAYS "IMAP VERIFICATION FAILED" but it also says, to check my network connection and that you entered the correct information in the "incoming mail server" field?

the password is to my email account correct, not my wireless password.

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Answer 7

Sep 21, 2007 5:43 PM in response to JOHNNY B GOOD

would it be easier for me to do this by connecting to my mac?

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Answer 8

Sep 21, 2007 5:50 PM in response to JOHNNY B GOOD

IT SAYS "IMAP VERIFICATION FAILED"

A Comcast account is a POP account as I provided in an earlier post in this thread.

Did you select IMAP or POP as the account type after selecting Other when creating the account?

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Answer 9

Sep 21, 2007 5:57 PM in response to Allan Sampson

your a God!!!!! I LOVE YOU, LOL. dont tell anyone i saud that. i need to uphold my tough guy image!

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Answer 10

Sep 21, 2007 6:02 PM in response to JOHNNY B GOOD

You're welcome and I won't tell anyone. 😉

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