Cannot connect to the outgoing Mail server for SMTP: …..@hotmail.com

I can’t send Mail all of the sudden. I can still receive it but I am unable to send. I get the message - The connection to the outgoing server “smtp.live.com” failed.

Please help!!!

Posted on Feb 7, 2022 10:47 AM

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Posted on Feb 8, 2022 11:21 AM

Welcome Laurainfl,


Thank you for using Apple Support Communities. Based on your post, you have issues sending emails on your iPhone. We'll do our best to assist with this.


For issues sending emails on your iPhone, we'd start here: If you can’t send email on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch


In case you need that outgoing mail server information for your email account, you can type in your email here to see if Apple has those settings: Mail Support

Otherwise, you may need to contact Hotmail support for those specific settings: Microsoft Support


Let us know if this helps out, take care.

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Feb 8, 2022 11:21 AM in response to laurainfl

Welcome Laurainfl,


Thank you for using Apple Support Communities. Based on your post, you have issues sending emails on your iPhone. We'll do our best to assist with this.


For issues sending emails on your iPhone, we'd start here: If you can’t send email on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch


In case you need that outgoing mail server information for your email account, you can type in your email here to see if Apple has those settings: Mail Support

Otherwise, you may need to contact Hotmail support for those specific settings: Microsoft Support


Let us know if this helps out, take care.

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