Error 0x800CCC18

Error 0x800CCC18 - Logon attempt failed

If you receive SICILY_LOGON_FAILED, this means that your logon attempt has failed. Outlook Express will return an error similar to the following:

"Unable to logon to the server using Distributed Password Authentication.
Account:'Company POP3 Server Accnt.',
Server: 'server.company.com',
Protocol: POP3,
Server Response: '-ERR The AUTH protocol exchange was cancelled by the client.',Port: 110, Secure(SSL): NO, Server
Error: 0x800ccc90, Error Number: 0x800ccc18"

A common cause for this error is where you have asked Outlook Express to log on using Secure Password Authentication.

As BT Business does not require you to use Secure Password Authentication, please ensure that this option is NOT selected within your mail account properties. 

Having completed configuration, please attempt to send/receive email - the issue should now be resolved.

If you still receive the same error, please contact us.

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Error code 0x800CCC00

In this post we'll show you the fix for MSN Live error 0x800CCC00:

Please understand that this tip may not work, in which case I suggest contacting the ISP.

• Open the email program - Windows Live Mail or Outlook Express.
• Click on "Tools" -> "Accounts" -> "Mail".
• Select the account that's giving you the sending email error. If you have multiple accounts and none of them send out messages, you have to change the settings for each.
• Click the "Properties" button and move to the "Servers" tab.
• Make sure the "Log on using clear text authentication" is selected and put a check mark for "My server requires authentication"
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• Click "Apply" followed by "OK".

Most probably you won't get a sending email error now. But as I mentioned at the start, the roots of this problem may lie elsewhere. So if you still cannot send email, please refer that link for further troubleshooting tips.

MSN Live Error Code List

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In this article we'll show you the most MSN Live error code list:

The following list of error codes may be returned in Windows Mail or in Windows Live Mail if a failure occurs when you send mail or when you receive mail.

General errors

Error code	Error type	Description
0x800CCC00	IXP_E_LOAD_SICILY_FAILED	Authentication did not load
0x800CCC01	IXP_E_INVALID_CERT_CN	Invalid certificate content
0x800CCC02	IXP_E_INVALID_CERT_DATE	Invalid certificate date
0x800CCC03	IXP_E_ALREADY_CONNECTED	User already connected
0x800CCC04	IXP_E_CONN	Not available
0x800CCC05	IXP_E_NOT_CONNECTED	Not connected to server
0x800CCC06	IXP_E_CONN_SEND	Not available
0x800CCC07	IXP_E_WOULD_BLOCK	Not available
0x800CCC08	IXP_E_INVALID_STATE	Not available
0x800CCC09	IXP_E_CONN_RECV	Not available
0x800CCC0A	IXP_E_INCOMPLETE	Message download incomplete
0x800CCC0B	IXP_E_BUSY	Server or mail drop is busy
0x800CCC0C	IXP_E_NOT_INIT	Not available
0x800CCC0D	IXP_E_CANT_FIND_HOST	Cannot locate server
0x800CCC0E	IXP_E_FAILED_TO_CONNECT	Cannot connect to server
0x800CCC0F	IXP_E_CONNECTION_DROPPED	Connection closed
0x800CCC10	IXP_E_INVALID_ADDRESS	Address not known on server
0x800CCC11	IXP_E_INVALID_ADDRESS_LIST	Mailing list not known on server
0x800CCC12	IXP_E_SOCKET_READ_ERROR	Unable to send Winsock request
0x800CCC13	IXP_E_SOCKET_WRITE_ERROR	Unable to read Winsock reply
0x800CCC14	IXP_E_SOCKET_INIT_ERROR	Unable to initialize Winsock
0x800CCC15	IXP_E_SOCKET_CONNECT_ERROR	Unable to open Windows Socket
0x800CCC16	IXP_E_INVALID_ACCOUNT	User account not recognized
0x800CCC17	IXP_E_USER_CANCEL	User canceled operation
0x800CCC18	IXP_E_SICILY_LOGON_FAILED	Logon attempt failed
0x800CCC19	IXP_E_TIMEOUT	Not available
0x800CCC1A	IXP_E_SECURE_CONNECT_FAILED	Unable to connect by using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)

Winsock errors

Error code	Error type	Description
0x800CCC40	IXP_E_WINSOCK_WSASYSNOTREADY	Network subsystem is unusable
0x800CCC41	IXP_E_WINSOCK_WSAVERNOTSUPPORTED	Windows Sockets cannot support this application
0x800CCC42	IXP_E_WINSOCK_WSAEPROCLIM	Not available
0x800CCC43	IXP_E_WINSOCK_WSAEFAULT	Bad address
0x800CCC44	IXP_E_WINSOCK_FAILED_WSASTARTUP	Unable to load Windows Sockets
0x800CCC45	IXP_E_WINSOCK_WSAEINPROGRESS	Operation now in progress (This error occurs if a Windows Sockets API is called while a blocking function is in progress)

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) errors

Error code	Error type	Description
0x800CCC60	IXP_E_SMTP_RESPONSE_ERROR	Invalid response
0x800CCC61	IXP_E_SMTP_UNKNOWN_RESPONSE_CODE	Unknown error code
0x800CCC62	IXP_E_SMTP_500_SYNTAX_ERROR	Syntax error returned
0x800CCC63	IXP_E_SMTP_501_PARAM_SYNTAX	Parameter syntax incorrect
0x800CCC64	IXP_E_SMTP_502_COMMAND_NOTIMPL	Command not implemented
0x800CCC65	IXP_E_SMTP_503_COMMAND_SEQ	Incorrect command sequence
0x800CCC66	IXP_E_SMTP_504_COMMAND_PARAM_NOTIMPL	Command not implemented
0x800CCC67	IXP_E_SMTP_421_NOT_AVAILABLE	Command not available
0x800CCC68	IXP_E_SMTP_450_MAILBOX_BUSY	Mailbox is locked and busy
0x800CCC69	IXP_E_SMTP_550_MAILBOX_NOT_FOUND	Mailbox not found
0x800CCC6A	IXP_E_SMTP_451_ERROR_PROCESSING	Error processing request
0x800CCC6B	IXP_E_SMTP_551_USER_NOT_LOCAL	User mailbox is known, but mailbox not on this server
0x800CCC6C	IXP_E_SMTP_452_NO_SYSTEM_STORAGE	No space to store messages
0x800CCC6D	IXP_E_SMTP_552_STORAGE_OVERFLOW	Storage limit exceeded
0x800CCC6E	IXP_E_SMTP_553_MAILBOX_NAME_SYNTAX	Invalid mailbox name syntax
0x800CCC6F	IXP_E_SMTP_554_TRANSACT_FAILED	Transaction failed
0x800CCC78	IXP_E_SMTP_REJECTED_SENDER	Unknown sender (This error occurs because you have the incorrect e-mail address in the Reply-To field)
0x800CCC79	IXP_E_SMTP_REJECTED_RECIPIENTS	Server rejected recipients
0x800CCC7A	IXP_E_SMTP_NO_SENDER	No sender address specified
0x800CCC7B	IXP_E_SMTP_NO_RECIPIENTS	No recipients specified

HTTPMail error

Error code	Error type	Description
0x800CCC31	IXP_E_HTTP_BAD_REQUEST	Bad request configuration, or bad or malformed request

Network News Transport Protocol (NNTP) errors

Error code	Error type	Description
0x800CCCA0	IXP_E_NNTP_RESPONSE_ERROR	News server response error
0x800CCCA1	IXP_E_NNTP_NEWGROUPS_FAILED	Newsgroup access failed
0x800CCCA2	IXP_E_NNTP_LIST_FAILED	LIST command to server failed
0x800CCCA3	IXP_E_NNTP_LISTGROUP_FAILED	Unable to display list
0x800CCCA4	IXP_E_NNTP_GROUP_FAILED	Unable to open group
0x800CCCA5	IXP_E_NNTP_GROUP_NOTFOUND	Group not on server
0x800CCCA6	IXP_E_NNTP_ARTICLE_FAILED	Message not on server
0x800CCCA7	IXP_E_NNTP_HEAD_FAILED	Message header not found
0x800CCCA8	IXP_E_NNTP_BODY_FAILED	Message body not found
0x800CCCA9	IXP_E_NNTP_POST_FAILED	Unable to post to server
0x800CCCAA	IXP_E_NNTP_NEXT_FAILED	Unable to open next message
0x800CCCAB	IXP_E_NNTP_DATE_FAILED	Unable to display date
0x800CCCAC	IXP_E_NNTP_HEADERS_FAILED	Unable to display headers
0x800CCCAD	IXP_E_NNTP_XHDR_FAILED	Unable to display MIME headers
0x800CCCAE	IXP_E_NNTP_INVALID_USERPASS	Invalid user or password

Remote access errors

Error code	Error type	Description
0x800CCCC2	IXP_E_RAS_NOT_INSTALLED	Remote access or dial-up networking not installed
0x800CCCC3	IXP_E_RAS_PROCS_NOT_FOUND	Remote access or dial-up networking process not found
0x800CCCC4	IXP_E_RAS_ERROR	Remote access or dial-up networking error returned
0x800CCCC5	IXP_E_RAS_INVALID_CONNECTOID	Connectoid damaged or missing
0x800CCCC6	IXP_E_RAS_GET_DIAL_PARAMS	Error obtaining dial settings

Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) errors

Error code	Error type	Description
0x800CCCD1	IXP_E_IMAP_LOGINFAILURE	Logon failed
0x800CCCD2	IXP_E_IMAP_TAGGED_NO_RESPONSE	Message tagged
0x800CCCD3	IXP_E_IMAP_BAD_RESPONSE	Invalid response to request
0x800CCCD4	IXP_E_IMAP_SVR_SYNTAXERR	Syntax error
0x800CCCD5	IXP_E_IMAP_NOTIMAPSERVER	Not an IMAP server
0x800CCCD6	IXP_E_IMAP_BUFFER_OVERFLOW	Buffer limit exceeded
0x800CCCD7	IXP_E_IMAP_RECVR_ERROR	Recovery error
0x800CCCD8	IXP_E_IMAP_INCOMPLETE_LINE	Incomplete data
0x800CCCD9	IXP_E_IMAP_CONNECTION_REFUSED	Connection not allowed
0x800CCCDA	IXP_E_IMAP_UNRECOGNIZED_RESP	Unknown response
0x800CCCDB	IXP_E_IMAP_CHANGEDUID	User ID has changed
0x800CCCDC	IXP_E_IMAP_UIDORDER	User ID command failed
0x800CCCDD	IXP_E_IMAP_UNSOLICITED_BYE	Unexpected disconnect
0x800CCCDE	IXP_E_IMAP_IMPROPER_SVRSTATE	Invalid server state
0x800CCCDF	IXP_E_IMAP_AUTH_NOT_POSSIBLE	Unable to authorize client
0x800CCCE0	IXP_E_IMAP_OUT_OF_AUTH_METHODS	No more authorization types