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why does my mail say this message cannot send

Every time i try to send a email from my mail on my laptop it says

"Error This message could not be sent. It will remain in your Outbox until it can be sent.

This message could not be sent because your account does not have a preferred outgoing mail server. Select an outgoing mail server from the list below." could someone tell me how to fix it?

MacBook Pro, iOS 7.1.1

Posted on Sep 13, 2014 7:21 PM

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Posted on Sep 13, 2014 10:27 PM

From the Mail menu bar, select

Mail Preferences

The Mail preference dialog opens. Select the Accounts tab, then select the affected account in the list on the left.

In the Account Information pane, select a server in the menu labeled

Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP)

If there's no server in the menu, select

Edit SMTP Server List...

and add one with the correct settings. If you're not sure how to do that, try the Mail Settings Lookup.

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Sep 13, 2014 10:27 PM in response to lgcastro

From the Mail menu bar, select

Mail Preferences

The Mail preference dialog opens. Select the Accounts tab, then select the affected account in the list on the left.

In the Account Information pane, select a server in the menu labeled

Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP)

If there's no server in the menu, select

Edit SMTP Server List...

and add one with the correct settings. If you're not sure how to do that, try the Mail Settings Lookup.

why does my mail say this message cannot send

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