juanito1982

Q: (MAIL) Message could not be sent because your account does not have a preferred outgoing mail server

Hello again guys!

This error started even before El Capitan. I'm able to receive emails but not to send.

The message is "This message could not be sent because your account does not have a preferred outgoing mail server" and I don't know where to change that or what to input there, for that matter.

Any ideas? I'm guessing it's an easy fix (hopefully).

 

 

Thanks in advance

Juan

MacBook Air, OS X El Capitan (10.11.2)

Posted on Feb 8, 2016 10:52 AM

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Q: (MAIL) Message could not be sent because your account does not have a preferred outgoing mail server

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  • by Linc Davis,

    Linc Davis Linc Davis Feb 8, 2016 11:24 AM in response to juanito1982
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    Feb 8, 2016 11:24 AM in response to juanito1982

    Please open the Mail preferences window and select the Composing tab. Make a selection from the menu labeled

              Send new messages from:

    If the selection is

              Account of selected mailbox

    and you get a warning that there is no preferred outgoing mail server, then select the Accounts tab and edit the account in question. Select a server from the menu

              Account Information Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP)

  • by Eric Root,

    Eric Root Eric Root Feb 8, 2016 5:00 PM in response to juanito1982
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    Feb 8, 2016 5:00 PM in response to juanito1982

    Try Mail/Preferences/Accounts /Account Information. Select an account, then go to Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP). From the drop down menu select Edit SMPT server list. Then set up a server for each mail account so that is associated with the e-mail address. Then go to each account and set that server as the Outgoing Mail Server (SMPT). You can click Use only this server if desired.

  • by juanito1982,

    juanito1982 juanito1982 Feb 8, 2016 5:08 PM in response to juanito1982
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    Feb 8, 2016 5:08 PM in response to juanito1982

    The problem is with iCloud email. I checked my friend's computer and it said "p03-smtp-mail.me.com" amd then selected it. STILL NOT WORKING

  • by Linc Davis,Solvedanswer

    Linc Davis Linc Davis Feb 9, 2016 6:05 AM in response to juanito1982
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    Feb 9, 2016 6:05 AM in response to juanito1982

    Please sign out of iCloud in its preference pane and sign back in. No data will be removed from the servers.

    If you use iCloud Keychain, when you sign back in to iCloud follow one of the procedures described in this support article to set it up on an additional device.

  • by juanito1982,

    juanito1982 juanito1982 Feb 9, 2016 6:05 AM in response to Linc Davis
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    Feb 9, 2016 6:05 AM in response to Linc Davis

    That did it!!! Thank you so much! How come I didn't think about that before?!!??! lol. Actually I kinda of did but I wasn't sure I will lose information.

    AGAIN, THANK YOU!!!!