Schannel Error 36888

Anonymous
2009-12-24T01:59:46+00:00

I am getting this Schannel Error 36888 over and over and over again. There NOTHING listed on the help site about it. I have no idea what it is, but my computer is crashing over and over again. I don't know if this is the reason, but it seems to be the most frequent event listed in the event viewer.

I restored my computer to the image I made after the initial installation back in July, and did this only after going back to restore points to 12/6/09.

It does not seem to be a Windows O/S issue or else these various restores would have fixed it. Nothing else has changed though. No new hardware added and any external devices I did have connected, I have disconnected to rule them out. All I have connected is one external hard drive (which I need for my backups) and the keyboard and mouse.

The computer goes to a blue screen, usually after doing something like opening Windows Explorer or something like that. Just sitting idle, it doesn't seem to happen. Or at least not as often.

What is Schannel Error 36888. I found posting on different sites but none that are conclusive or tell me what EXCATLY to do about it.

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Anonymous
2011-10-31T15:24:32+00:00

Getting the same error.  Just installed Trial Version of Outlook 2010 and noticed the message.

The error occurs when I allow Outlook to set up e-mail accounts on its own.  The first try is on a encrypted connection which fails, then the option to use an unencrypted connection succeeds.  The error happens during the encrypted attempts and occurs 3 times in succession.

My POP3 server just uses a password, so it seems the attempts to use a encrypted protocol is involved.  But maybe someone who understands more about how it works will know what type of scenarios might generate such an error.

Also I notice if I let Outlook set up the accounts, it will succeed using the incorrect server name.  Mine are pop-server instead of just pop, but Outlook sets it up anyway.  But e-mail access does not generate the error even using the wrong server name.

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  2. Anonymous
    2011-11-02T23:03:55+00:00

    "pop" may likely be a valid alias for "pop-server".YourDomain.com -- that's why it works.

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  3. Anonymous
    2010-09-29T11:29:09+00:00

    Thank you!

    I had the same error and couldn't find anything relevant.  In my case, it was a load of instances last night, never having seen it before.   You have explained it - I started Outlook, for the first time in probably a year or so, to see if an old friend's address was in the address book there.   The solution is simple - don't use Outlook.

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  4. Anonymous
    2009-12-28T21:29:48+00:00

    I found what is responsible for my situation. I have not yet resolved it, but at least I found it. In my situation, I am getting the Schannel 36888 error because there is something wrong with my SRV record at my hosting company. The error is being generated because Outlook (2007) is connecting to a hosted Exchange server and the Autodiscovery is not functioning properly because the SRV record at my domain host (Register.com) isn't working properly. I have verified the SRV settings and they look correct however when I do an SRV lookup, no record is found. For this reason, Outlook is not connecting properly. Email is still working, but this error is also being generated.

    I don't know if this is similar to your setup Sno_Shu, but if you are using Outlook 07 and getting mail through a hosted Exchange account, you may want to look in to this.

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