The host 'POP@AOL.COM587' could not be found. Please verify that you have 
entered the server name correctly.
 Subject 'Tax surplus list', Account: 'IMAP@AOL.COM143', Server: 
'POP@AOL.COM587', Protocol: SMTP, Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error: 
11003, Error Number: 0x800CCC0D



                                  Please help I am a newbie I am using 
windows vista 

Those, of course, are not the correct server names.
These instructions for OE will work for Windows Mail...
http://www.postmaster.aol.com/imap/express.html



-- 
Dave N.
MS-MVP (Mail)
Windows 7  Ultimate
http://download.live.com/wlmail



"BABYBOOMER" <BABYBOOMER@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:0E676F98-E6AF-4C7E-8B86-0A07957C23FF@microsoft.com...
> The host 'POP@AOL.COM587' could not be found. Please verify that you have
> entered the server name correctly.
> Subject 'Tax surplus list', Account: 'IMAP@AOL.COM143', Server:
> 'POP@AOL.COM587', Protocol: SMTP, Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error:
> 11003, Error Number: 0x800CCC0D
>
>
>
>                                  Please help I am a newbie I am using
> windows vista