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Q: i did try all that and I still can't seem to send e-mail I can receive it though

I tried to send e-mail and can't seem to tried all suggestions used my ISP for quite a while went through all the suggested steps several times I can receive e-mail but cannot send it forward it am asking if there is any other things to try 

MacBook Pro (Retina, Mid 2012), Mac OS X (10.7.4), I can't seem to send e-mail I

Posted on Jul 17, 2012 5:33 AM

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Q: i did try all that and I still can't seem to send e-mail I can receive it though

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  • by MrHoffman,

    MrHoffman MrHoffman Jul 17, 2012 8:58 AM in response to carmsquest
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    Jul 17, 2012 8:58 AM in response to carmsquest

    Your SMTP server host name setting, your SMTP server port setting, whether SSL/TLS is needed or not, amd/or your server login username or password credentais, some combination of these, are likely incorrect here.  

     

    These are the typical triggers, when a send (or a forward) fails.

     

    If you have more than one mail account configured within Mail.app, ensure that the mail account you are testing with is configured with the expected SMTP server, and is not referencing the SMTP server for another account.

     

    Connection Doctor (available in the Mail.app menu bar Window menu) can sometimes help figure out some of these connection problems, too.