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MittyItch Author

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Cannot send mail

For some reason the following message has come up on my iPhone - what do I do?

Cannot Send Mail

The connection to the outgoing server "smtp.gmail.com"failed. etc

iPhone 6 Plus, iOS 12

Posted on Sep 5, 2021 1:01 AM

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SravanKrA

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Posted on Sep 5, 2021 3:34 AM

Remove your email account and set it up again

Make sure that all of your emails are there or make sure that your email is saved somewhere other than your device. On your device, go to Settings > Mail, then tap Accounts. Tap the email account that you want to remove. Tap Delete Account.

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Check with your email service provider to find out if there's a service outage.

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