DNS settings issue on Outlook for Mac 2011

Anonymous
2017-04-09T17:35:05+00:00

I am constantly getting these popup window alerts for my Outlook for Mac 2011 every few minutes"

"Outlook cannot find the server. Verify the server information is entered correctly in the Account Settings, and that your DNS settings in the Network pane of System Preferences are correct."

How do I correct this issue??

Outlook | MacOS | Legacy Outlook for Mac | For business

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Anonymous
2017-05-09T03:06:53+00:00

Hi RSSrsvp,

Here’re the steps to flush DNS in Mac:

  • Step 1: Open the Terminal
    • Navigate to Applications -> Utilities -> Terminal
  • Step 2: Flush DNS - Type the following command and hit enter. 
    • Mac OS X Yosemite and later
      sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder
      • Mac OS X Yosemite v10.10 through v10.10.3

sudo discoveryutil mdnsflushcache - Mac OS X Mavericks, Mountain Lion and Lion

sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder - Mac OS X Snow Leopard

sudo dscacheutil -flushcache

Thanks,

Brook

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  1. Anonymous
    2017-05-03T15:51:38+00:00

    I have been experiencing the exact same issue for almost 2 years. I searched every possible discussion forums, microsoft answers including yours here. Nothing changes. It is really annoying. If you search this problem on google, you will see how many people having the same issue. Please find a solution or update soon.

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  2. Anonymous
    2017-05-03T15:57:32+00:00

    I have been experiencing the exact same issue for almost 2 years. I searched every possible discussion forums, microsoft answers including yours here. Nothing changes. It is really annoying. If you search this problem on google, you will see how many people having the same issue. Please find a solution or update soon.

    Thanks for posting this as there is obviously a bug in the Outlook for Mac 2011 software which causes this error message to appear!!!

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  3. Anonymous
    2017-05-04T14:18:26+00:00

    Hi RSRSSrsvp,

    The mainstream support of Microsoft Outlook for Mac will be ended this October. Actually, Office 365 is always designed with the latest versions of Office software. Could you please give the Outlook for Mac 2016 a shot?

    You don’t need to uninstall the 2011 software. Just login to office 365 and download the 2016 installation file to install it.

    Thanks,

    Brook

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