Outlook 2007 - A connection to the server cannot be established

[Cue8Chalk]

I just installed the Office trial on Vista (x64) and set up Outlook 2007. I
have an IMAP e-mail account and everytime I start Outlook 2007, I get the
error:

A connection to the server cannot be established

....even though I am online and connected to the Internet AND Outlook
downloads my new e-mail from the IMAP server! How could a connection not be
established if it still gets my e-mail?

The annoying part about it is I have a message rule to move mail that
SpamAssasin considers junk into my Junk folder, but every time I get this
error, Outlook goes into offline mode and disables the message rule. I'm
guessing the rule gets disabled because it relies on the IMAP folder.

Does anyone have a solution to this?

 

[edkom computer]

yeah i'm not sure who is your e-mail host but wat you can do is follow this
steps

Launch Outlook

Select “Tools†from the Menu bar.

Select “Email Accounts†from the Tools menu. The Email Accounts Wizard will
appear.

Under the Email heading, select “Add a new email account.†Click “Next.â€

Select server type. In most instances you will use a POP3 connection. If you
are adding a Hotmail or similar account, you will want to use an HTTP
connection. Click “Next.â€

Enter e-mail settings. Fill in:
a. Your Name – use your full name and use title case (e.g. Jane Doe) as this
is how your name will appear when others receive your email
b. Email Address
c. User Name (the first half of your email address – the part before the @
unless otherwise specified by your hosting company)
d. Password (established when you set up the mail box with your hosting
company)
e. Incoming mail server (ex: incoming.verizon.net) – this is the mail server
address for your hosting company where you will be checking your mail
f. Outgoing mail server (ex: outgoing.verizon.net) – this is the mail server
address for your Internet connection so it will come from the company that
provides your Internet service

Test account settings to make sure your address and settings are working
properly. (Note: You must be connected to the Internet to perform this test.)
Click the “Test Account Settings.†You may need to adjust some of your
settings. To do so, click “More Settings.†After settings are correct, click
“Next.â€

Note: Some outgoing servers, such as accounts Verizon, require
authentication. To activate this setting:
a. Click “More Settingsâ€
b. Go to the “Outgoing Server†tab
c. Check the box next to “My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication.â€
d. In most cases select “Use same settings as my incoming mail server†radio
button.
e. Click “OK.â€

Congratulations screen will appear. You have successfully entered the
required account information. Click “Finish†to exit the email wizard. To add
more email address to Outlook, repeat these steps.

this link here has a list of settings from different hosting companies
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/HA010982531033.aspx