All of a Sudden I can't send emails! I can receive on imail, but not send. any ideas?

Hi everyone
I am having issues with my emails that I have set up on my Mac Book Pro.
I am able to receive them fine, but the SMPT server now won't send any.
This has happened in the past and I have just deleted the email account, and re-started it... which works fine, until 1 day then it suddenly stops sending again.
I'm fed up doing this however and want it sorted for good.
Does anyone have any ideas? Greatly appreciated!
Stuart

There are only two things that I can suggest.
The first is to try the Mail Setup Assistant.
The other is giving Mozilla's Thunderbird a shot - setup the account and see if it will work with this free email app. I don't like Mail at all - and it gives some people fits around here (I don't know how many times people have posted about problems with outgoing servers using Mail).
Try both methods - I don't use Mail - I use MS's Outlook (and, before that, Entourage). If the Setup Assistant offers no relief, just try Thunderbird and see if it works with it.
Good luck,
Clinton

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