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Outgoing SMTP service says "Offline" but I AM connected to the net?

I cannot send emails and I have tried so many settings changes, any suggestions? It WAS working and now not? So strange!

MacBook Pro

Posted on Feb 16, 2015 12:26 PM

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Feb 17, 2015 12:53 AM in response to DOC1975

In addition to your mail provider, your ISP might also be blocking outgoing mail. It was (is?) a common practice amongst large-scale ISPs to block outgoing mail that doesn't go through their servers (in a vain attempt to block spammers originating on their network). You might try changing your SMTP server to that of your ISP to see if that helps.

Outgoing SMTP service says "Offline" but I AM connected to the net?

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