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More info?)
Thank you John,
My details appear to be correct. They are set as...
Incoming mail server(pop3) = pop.youremailprovider.net
Outgoing mail server(SMTP) = mail.youremailprovider.net
as per my ISP instructions.
However, since my first post I have realised that I cannot access https web
sites which require me to log on. It just times out.
I think the problem must be with my settings.
I am new to XP and need more time to check out the various settings.
Thanks again
Andy
"John Barnett MVP" <freelanceit@mvps.org.nospam> wrote in message
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> As you can receive emails have you checked that SMTP details are correct
for
> your email account?
> In outlook click Tools on the main menu and then click e-mail account
> option. Select 'view or change existing e-mail account' and press Next.
> Select the email account from the email account window and then press the
> Change button. Look in the Server information section and make sure that
the
> pop3 and SMTP are correct for your email provider.
>
> For example:
>
> Incoming mail server(pop3) = pop3.youremailprovider.net
>
> Outgoing mail server(SMTP) = SMTP.youremailprovider.net
>
> My provider details look something like this:
>
> Incoming = pop3.glowinternet.net
> Outgoing = SMTP.glowinternet.net
>
> Some providers use just 'pop' (without the 3)
>
> Another thing you might check is that your SMTP server doesn't require
> authentication before it can send mail. In the e-mail account window of
> Microsoft outlook click on the More settings button. In the next window
> click the 'outgoing server' tab. If the 'my outgoing server SMTP requires
> authentication box is tick it should also have a log in user name and
> password. Some email providers insist upon authentication for security
> reason while others don't bother but it is worth checking just in case it
> got inadvertently ticked.
>
> --
> John Barnett MVP
> Associate Expert
>
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> "Woof" <bulldog@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> > Since installing Windows XP Pro I am unable to send emails, although I
can
> > still receive them.
> > Each time I click on Send/Receive button the window of the email in the
> > process of being sent pops up but then times out.
> > I have deleted the old outbox.dbx file, as someone suggested, but this
did
> > not fix the problem.
> > Any help appreciated.
> > Thanks
> > Andy
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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