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[Andy_Kay]

I just did a fresh install of Windows10 on my laptop to clean it up and sharpen it up.

I managed to add my virginmedia email account to the email app, but the email app keeps rejecting my ntlworld email account.

I made sure I'm spelling the account correctly and using the correct password (many times).

I even went into advanced mode and tried to set up the incoming email server (imap.ntlworld.com), and the outgoing email server (smpt.ntlworld.com) but it tells me it can't find my settings.

Any suggestions please?

[Z92]

Are you entering your account name or your full email address for the username part? 

[AndyKay]

Hi Z92 and thanks for replying.
The window requests email address, username, and password.
I'm entering the full email address in the email address section,
Andy Kay in the username section, and the password in the password section.
Since this keeps failing, I've been going to advanced settings and setting up
imap.ntlworld.com:993:1 for the incoming email server and
smtp.ntlworld.com:465:1 for the outgoing email server,
with no change (still can't find my settings).

[BillC45]

You should read this.

https://community.virginmedia.com/t5/Email/Email-settings-change/td-p/3369438

[AndyKay]

Thanks BillC45.
I believe I'm compliant with those settings.

[Graham_A]

The details you set out in message 3 suggest otherwise.

The username needs to be the full email address.

The server names should be Virginmedia.com

[AndyKay]

Thanks Graham_A.
I am using the full email address in the Email address field,
my username Andy Kay in the Username field (as instructed below that field),
However, I assumed the account, being very old, would retain its old ntlworld.com server name, and I have now substitued virginmedia.com and get a different error message:
"Something went wrong
"We're sorry, but we're unable to do that.
"Error code: 0x8007139f"

[AndyKay]

Graham,
interestingly, I checked the account details on my other machine, on which I have functional email, and the servers are indeed ntlworld servers and not virginmedia servers, contrary to the advice given here: https://community.virginmedia.com/t5/Email/Email-settings-change/td-p/3369438

[Graham_A]

Both server names should work, however it is best to use the Virginmedia ones.

I still believe that your main issue is not using the correct username.  It needs to be your full email address including the @ntlworld.com part.

[AndyKay]

Hi Graham,

I am indeed using the full email address, which works fine on the old machine I dragged out of retirement, but not on the newer machine having done the clean install.