Try disabling (unchecking) IPv6 within Control Panel -> Network and Sharing Center -> Change adapter settings -> right-click Local Area Connection or Wireless Network Connection and select Properties, then uncheck Internet Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IPv6). I changed the incoming server name to mail. I would advise you trying the fix that helped some folks over at the Comcast forums here and here. Also, working with shared IPs, it cannot guarantee a good deliverability for your emails (that is, a number of your messages will simply rejected by antispam filters and get lost without you even knowing). I have been using Outlook 13 with Comcast email for a number of years and all of a sudden in January I. In fact, a normal outbound service like Comcast’s SMTP server puts a limit to the number of people you can send the same email to (in order to deter spammers), and to the number of single emails you can send per day. If you want to activate Comcast email settings for iPhone, then do follow some of the essential and actionable ways and finish the entire process shortly.
There’s an important issue to be underlined, however: if you plan to do bulk email marketing, you should opt for a professional SMTP service.
Then you can choose your security and authentication options: for further information please check our article about SMTP configuration.
- Comcast SMTP password: your Comcast password.
- Comcast SMTP username: your Comcast email address.
- You will be prompted for your preferred display name (this is not important) and your email address eg. If you use have an account at Comcast and you want to configure your mail client (Microsoft Outlook, Mozilla Thunderbird etc.) to send emails, you simply need to enter Comcast’s SMTP settings in its server configuration field: When prompted for Account type select E-mail Account then select Next.