Title: specified server cannot be found
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# specified server cannot be found

 *  [amyd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/amyd/)
 * (@amyd)
 * [22 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/specified-server-cannot-be-found/)
 * When I click on my Categories links, I get the message “The specified server 
   could not be found.”
    What have I done wrong? How can I fix it?

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 *  Thread Starter [amyd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/amyd/)
 * (@amyd)
 * [22 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/specified-server-cannot-be-found/#post-35841)
 * Upon further investigation, I see that the URLs for my categories and archives
   don’t look right.
    For example, for my General category, the URL is [http://www.readinghabits.orgcategory/general/](http://www.readinghabits.orgcategory/general/)
   Any ideas on why this is happening?
 *  [philor](https://wordpress.org/support/users/philor/)
 * (@philor)
 * [22 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/specified-server-cannot-be-found/#post-35847)
 * Your permalinks for entries are also messed up, sort of similarly (.org4 for 
   entry #4). On the Options/Permalinks page, where you enter the pattern for your
   permalinks, you need to start with a slash.
    And never mind why I knew instantly
   that that was the problem 😉
 *  Moderator [Matt Mullenweg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/matt/)
 * (@matt)
 * [22 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/specified-server-cannot-be-found/#post-35884)
 * You either don’t have the mod_rewrite rules installed in your .htaccess file,
   or your server does not support mod_rewrite. If not then you shouldn’t use the
   nice Permalink options.
 *  Thread Starter [amyd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/amyd/)
 * (@amyd)
 * [22 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/specified-server-cannot-be-found/#post-35896)
 * It’s not the Permalinks I’m having trouble with. Or at least, that’s not my highest
   priority.
    I am having trouble with the category and archives links.
 *  Thread Starter [amyd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/amyd/)
 * (@amyd)
 * [22 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/specified-server-cannot-be-found/#post-35899)
 * Okay, I think I see what you’re saying. I disabled the Permalinks and now the
   categories and archives work. Thanks!
 *  [useless](https://wordpress.org/support/users/useless/)
 * (@useless)
 * [21 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/specified-server-cannot-be-found/#post-36716)
 * Help. I am a complete novice………everyone groan now !! right that’s enought of 
   that, help is now needed. I have outlook express with hotmail…and I am now the
   proud owner of hotmail plus. BUT. when I go to view my mail via outlook express
   it says ‘cannot find server’, on top of that since I joined hotmail plus I seem
   to have two accounts with hotmail.. there are presently 7 items which are not
   getting through to me. I can access some incoming emails via MSN. On top of all
   of this I’m English (double groan)… anyone ?
 *  [oriecat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/oriecat/)
 * (@oriecat)
 * [21 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/specified-server-cannot-be-found/#post-36717)
 * Umm, is there a WordPress problem in there somewhere?

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 7 replies
 * 5 participants
 * Last reply from: [oriecat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/oriecat/)
 * Last activity: [21 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/specified-server-cannot-be-found/#post-36717)
 * Status: not resolved

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