outgoing mail suddenly rejected by ISP

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outgoing mail suddenly rejected by ISP

since 5/6 days my outgoing mail is rejected by ISP and stays in the outbox after all worked fine for several month.

Browsing the internet like being here..... receiving mail from a different account all works fine, through the same wireless ISP connection, which suddenly rejects my outgoing mail.

here are some screenshots

confusing is that Airport Utilities can't find any wireless devise , even so I am using it, see screenshot

can somebody help????

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.7)

Posted on May 6, 2011 5:32 PM

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Kyzelios

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May 6, 2011 5:35 PM in response to mica mick

Have you tried removing and re-adding the account in Mail's preferences to ensure that all of the settings are correct? Have you also tried contacting your ISP to troubleshoot their outgoing mail server with your account?

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mica mick Author

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May 6, 2011 5:49 PM in response to Kyzelios

Yes I have tried the mail preferences setting, looking at other posts

wrote many e-mails to ISP but no useful reply jet and on Mobile phone the $ run away waiting for connection.....

I am just student renting and ISP is part of that and its endless to get user Id and so on and I need my mail for job applications etc. I just wonder if I can solve it from here, something in the settings must have changed and the strange reaction from airport utilities, see screenshot.

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mica mick Author

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May 8, 2011 2:52 AM in response to Kyzelios

I could sort my e-mail out today, the problem, was with the ISP new setting arrangement

about, there are two questions left :

b) Also why I was using the TPG wireless internet connection on the 02.05.2011 @ ca.1150pm, my macbook pro brought up a message like"somebody is using your (my computers) IP address, the settings changed". Can you make any sense of this or explain, what has happened???

c)Also, when I bring up my 'Airport Utility', while I am connected to TPG and even actively browsing the net on wireless it say's " it can't detect wireless devices (see screen shot above)

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Badunit

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May 8, 2011 3:05 AM in response to mica mick

It sounds like you are connecting to someone else's wireless router, not your Airport. Is the light on the Airport green? You might try unplugging it then plugging it back in to reset it.

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mica mick Author

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May 8, 2011 3:22 AM in response to Badunit

yes my airport is green. I understand the message more so that somebody else is trying to use my wireless ???

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Badunit

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May 8, 2011 3:28 AM in response to mica mick

No, you may be using their wireless. Click on the airport icon up on the menu bar and it will tell you the name of the wireless router you are connected to. If it is not your Airport, you are on someone else's wireless.

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