Title: imap_open failed: Connection failed
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# imap_open failed: Connection failed

 *  Resolved [derek53](https://wordpress.org/support/users/derek53/)
 * (@derek53)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/imap_open-failed-connection-failed/)
 * I receive the following error when testing the postie plugin
 * imap_open failed: Connection failed to nginx.mx.aol.com.aol.akadns.net,993: Connection
   timed out
 * [http://videoeditingsoftwaresolutions.co.uk](http://videoeditingsoftwaresolutions.co.uk)
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/postie/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/postie/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Wayne Allen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wayneallen-1/)
 * (@wayneallen-1)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/imap_open-failed-connection-failed/#post-6660531)
 * This error means that you have something wrong with your mail server information.
 *  Thread Starter [derek53](https://wordpress.org/support/users/derek53/)
 * (@derek53)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/imap_open-failed-connection-failed/#post-6660657)
 * Have it sorted, thanks
 *  Plugin Author [Wayne Allen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wayneallen-1/)
 * (@wayneallen-1)
 * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/imap_open-failed-connection-failed/#post-6660725)
 * Willing to update that review as promised?

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## Tags

 * [connection](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/connection/)
 * [Failed](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/failed/)
 * [imap](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/imap/)

 * 3 replies
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [Wayne Allen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wayneallen-1/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/imap_open-failed-connection-failed/#post-6660725)
 * Status: resolved