Thanks Milly. When I asked them (via email) this question, they did not
answer it. Instead they suggested that I rebuild my email account in OL. I
tried this and it seems to have fixed the problem. I will only know if time
goes by without another similar error message.
Thanks again.

"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"
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Your post indicates that you may not have been able to ping your ISP on
previous attempts. What does your ISP say about intermittent problems they
may be having?

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After furious head scratching, Bob S asked:

| I am using OL2003 on an XP Pro machine (CA AV, LAN, Cable Modem,
| Router but no software Firewall). I occasionally get following the
| message when trying to send/receive mail from my ISP.
|
| 'The server name you entered can not be found on the network
|
|
| "Task _________ - Receiving reported error (0x80040900): The server
| you entered cannot be found on the network (it might be down
| temporarily). Please confirm you are online and that the server name
| is correct."
|
| At least this last time, we were able to ping the isp. What is the
| problem? Can someone help?
|
| Bob