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Outlook 2007 - Wont send from one (default) account

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BobH - 28 Jul 2007 07:44 GMT
My default for sending / receiving mail is btinternet.com
(mail.btinternet.com as both POP3 and SMTP)
I can't send from Outlook using that any more (Though I used to).
Error is something like "Timed out waiting for smtp server response"

I also have a vodafone.net account, from which I can send.

If I send mail directly from IE then it is fine from btinternet.com - No
problems.

Any ideas, please?

Thanks
Bob
Alistair28 - 28 Jul 2007 08:46 GMT
I have the same problem, been fine until Tuesday (24th) then I can not send.
Looking at the net it would seem there are thousands of others with the same
problem and as far as I can find there is no solution, so perhaps the more it
is reported the quicker microsoft will come up with a solution!

> My default for sending / receiving mail is btinternet.com
> (mail.btinternet.com as both POP3 and SMTP)
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> Thanks
> Bob
F. H. Muffman - 28 Jul 2007 15:35 GMT
>> My default for sending / receiving mail is btinternet.com
>> (mail.btinternet.com as both POP3 and SMTP)
>> I can't send from Outlook using that any more (Though I used to).
>> Error is something like "Timed out waiting for smtp server response"
>>
>> I also have a vodafone.net account, from which I can send.

>I have the same problem, been fine until Tuesday (24th) then I can not
>send.
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> it
> is reported the quicker microsoft will come up with a solution!

I just have to ask... why are you so sure it's Microsoft's problem, since,
as Bob pointed out, he can send from the same machine using a different
account?  That would tell me it isn't necessarily a Microsoft problem.

And, fwiw, Microsoft doesn't really truly read the newsgroups.  If you want
to be 100% sure your problem is reported, call them.

That said, I believe btinternet also listens on port 587, so try changing
the SMTP port to that.
Signature

f.h.

BobH - 28 Jul 2007 16:36 GMT
That does seem to have fixed it. (Sorry if that sounds "not so sure", but
that is probably my reaction to things I know little about).
Changed an smtp number in Account settings /<account name>/more settings
/advanced from 25 to 587 and it all sprang back into life.

Thank you, f.h. - It worked for me!

Bob

> >> My default for sending / receiving mail is btinternet.com
> >> (mail.btinternet.com as both POP3 and SMTP)
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> That said, I believe btinternet also listens on port 587, so try changing
> the SMTP port to that.
BobH - 28 Jul 2007 16:48 GMT
To test the fix, I re-tried my wife's btinternet account without changing it
- still didn't work.
Changed it to 587 and it was fine.

So thank you - enthusiastically!
Can you tell me in layman's terms what happened? What it was I changed? Was
it the port?
How come the vodafone one works (on 25)?

What is the meaning of life, the universe, everything? (Yes - I know...)

Bob

> >> My default for sending / receiving mail is btinternet.com
> >> (mail.btinternet.com as both POP3 and SMTP)
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> That said, I believe btinternet also listens on port 587, so try changing
> the SMTP port to that.
F. H. Muffman - 29 Jul 2007 04:19 GMT
> So thank you - enthusiastically!
> Can you tell me in layman's terms what happened? What it was I changed?
> Was
> it the port?
> How come the vodafone one works (on 25)?

Vodafone works on 25 because that's the default SMTP port which should work,
even with BT.  Why BT doesn't, I honestly don't know.  If I was on bt, I'd
look at the actual network traffic to see why it's failing, but I'm not, so
I can't.

Signature

f.h.

Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook] - 28 Jul 2007 10:30 GMT
Have you pinged BTInternet to see if they are having problems?  

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After furious head scratching, BobH asked:

| My default for sending / receiving mail is btinternet.com
| (mail.btinternet.com as both POP3 and SMTP)
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| Thanks
| Bob
BobH - 28 Jul 2007 11:22 GMT
Hi Milly;
Yes I have - to mail.btinternet.com and it's fine.

I am using Norton antivirus and there was a comment elsewhere in these
threads citing that is problematic. I am following that track at the moment.
I will put any resolution here, but also open to other suggestions?

Bob
Sandhurst, UK

> Have you pinged BTInternet to see if they are having problems?  
>
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> | Thanks
> | Bob
Raj - 28 Jul 2007 12:58 GMT
Hello Bob,
Its a well known issue.
the reason for the same may be any of these.

>your third party programs like antivirus or spyware will be blocking the messages as it scans while you send and receive e-mails.
Disable the settings to scan the same and test it.
(your Norton will download updates to safeguard your computer from latest
threats and it might be one of the reason.)
>check the ports
>start>run>cmd>telnet>incoming server name<->110.
outgoing server name<->25.

Hope this will resolve the issue.

> My default for sending / receiving mail is btinternet.com
> (mail.btinternet.com as both POP3 and SMTP)
[quoted text clipped - 10 lines]
> Thanks
> Bob
BobH - 28 Jul 2007 16:26 GMT
Thanks, Raj;

Sadly Telnet will not run under Vista Ultimate. (Telnet is not recognised as
an internal or external command")

Updated Norton & Stopped it insofar as I am able

No change

Bob

> Hello Bob,
> Its a well known issue.
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> > Thanks
> > Bob
lauraqto - 28 Jul 2007 16:58 GMT
Bob, trying to learn something from here. With ref to your response quote:
"Changed an smtp number in Account settings /<account name>/more
settings/advanced from 25 to 587 and it all sprang back into life.".

Can you please show from step one to change the settings. Thanks and regards

Thank you, f.h. - It worked for me!

> Thanks, Raj;
>
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> > > Thanks
> > > Bob
BobH - 28 Jul 2007 17:18 GMT
Certainly, though this might be the blind leading the partially sighted!.....

I have MS Vista Ultimate and Office 2007.

In Outllok 2007:

Click on Tools > Account Settings > Double click on Account to change
Should get a box - "Change E-mail Account"

Click on "More Settings"
Select "Advanced" Tab

On mine, "Outgoing Server (SMTP)" was 25. I changed that to 587, as advised

OK > Next > Close > Finish

and all was well (The one sat in the out tray didn't go - I deleted that and
re-sent from scratch)

I hope it works for you, though the "587" might be peculiar to btinternet -
we are already beyond my level of competence in this.

Bob

> Bob, trying to learn something from here. With ref to your response quote:
> "Changed an smtp number in Account settings /<account name>/more
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> > > > Thanks
> > > > Bob
Alison1366 - 30 Jul 2007 12:24 GMT
> Certainly, though this might be the blind leading the partially sighted!.....
>
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> > > > > Thanks
> > > > > Bob
 
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