"Sending message content to server failed" Help!

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"Sending message content to server failed" Help!

After weeks of working just fine, iPod touch (4th gen, OS 4.2.1) won't send mail. Keep getting the message "A copy has been placed in your Outbox. Sending message content to server failed." It's a gmail address.

Have deleted the account and re-set it, restarted the iPod, disconnected and re-connected the wifi.

Receiving mail is fine.

Any ideas?

Thanks!

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.6)

Posted on Jan 15, 2011 2:20 AM

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Answer 1

Jan 15, 2011 6:31 AM in response to sachaward

Same problem. From iPhone 4 4.2.1. Here's the thing, though: I'm having the same problem on my MacBook Pro 2.33 in Mac Mail. What's the dealio yo?

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mterzian

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Jan 15, 2011 9:02 AM in response to sachaward

Good evening,
I have the same issue with my wife's iPod 4G running iOS 4.2.1
Until today, everything was working just fine with her gmail account on her iPod.
She can no longer send emails with her Gmail account.
I tried to delete and setup her account again ** the same problem remains.

I have tried to setup MY gmail account on the iPod and it's working.

I also tried to setup her gmail account on my iPhone (from which I have no problem at all to send emails from both my gmail and my me account): I couldn't send the email.

Could it mean that the problem is on Google's side and only with some gmail accounts?

Any help would be very appreciated.

Thank you.

Mathieu

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BcSample

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Jan 15, 2011 9:08 AM in response to mterzian

Same issues.. I did a full restore on the phone. Removed all the accounts and the sent mail still just moves to the outbox. But It is just on one of the gmail accounts.

I tried it on my ipad and it is the same there "Sending message content to server failed".

I am wondering if it is actually is a gmail issue vice Apple.....

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Jan 15, 2011 11:15 AM in response to sachaward

Mine is not working either through my MacBook or my iPhone 3gs running iOS 4.2.1. Maybe it's Gmail?

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sachaward Author

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Jan 15, 2011 2:44 PM in response to bsamples77

It may well be a problem with gmail, but the account works fine when sending mail through the gmail webmail browser. But if I'm not the only one having this problem, it may well be to do with gmail.

Keep the answers coming!

Many thanks.

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sachaward Author

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Jan 15, 2011 5:41 PM in response to sachaward

Seems this is most likely a gmail SMTP problem with 3rd party mail clients, including Apple Mail and iPod, iPhone mail.

Just browsed gmail forums and found this:
http://www.google.td/support/forum/p/gmail/thread?tid=440f818dde454a4f&hl=en

Hopefully it's one of those issues that the Google Machine will pick up on and will be solved soon.

Fingers crossed, but if anyone has any solutions in the mean time...

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BcSample

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Jan 15, 2011 5:51 PM in response to sachaward

OK... I am back up and running again..

24 hour bug for gmail? Localized to a few servers?

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mterzian

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Jan 16, 2011 12:57 AM in response to sachaward

Hi there,

Looks like google fixed the problem.
It is now working fine again.

Thanks to everybody for sharing.

Cheers.

Mathieu

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sachaward Author

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Jan 16, 2011 1:59 PM in response to mterzian

Yes, all fine again here too.

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ascarlet

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Mar 13, 2011 5:21 PM in response to Jonathangstahl

I'm having the exact same problem right now with my macbook pro and my iphone 4 and the thing is I have no idea about technology or fixing things. I was wondering if you found a solution to get it working again?

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Jul 21, 2011 4:36 AM in response to sachaward

This problem is still happening. It just started doing this om my new iPad 2

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Sep 27, 2011 4:19 PM in response to sachaward

Had my iPad 2 @less than a month now and it keeps happening with my @live account. Very frustrating for the m

oney I've spent.

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BENI-

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Oct 11, 2011 9:34 AM in response to sachaward

can't just be a gmail thing because i have had the same problem intermittently for months with AOL

hmmmm

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Nov 30, 2011 6:26 PM in response to sachaward

I'm having the same problem, trying to send a mail on my Mac. I've tried it from my @me.com and also my @Hotmail.co.uk address. Tried all the servers on the list but to no avail.

Tried it on the iPad and the iPhone, I just get the same message. I'll send flowers to anyone with a solution, if it carrys on like this I'll be without a padle...

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MadLawzy

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Jan 20, 2012 9:16 AM in response to sachaward

I'm a new user to iPhone and got this after the phone had been on continuously for a week. I turned it off and back on again, and one of the three messages in the outbox automatically got sent after start up. Then the problem came back, so I rebooted again. The next two went without issue and I've just sent a test message that went without a problem too. Hopefully it won't come back!

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