My outgoing mail won't work either

I've been a mac user for years, and I've had a .mac email account for over a year. This week I decided to sync up all of my various email accounts (work, personal, etc.) to Mail. The application worked fine for a couple of days, but now I can't seem to send mail. Even from my own .mac account!(Recieveing it is fine.) I've run Connection Doctor but I still get an error that says it can't connect to the SMTP server. I'm getting a "Port 25" error when I try to send from Mail itself. Any idea what's up?

Read the following article, which applies to all versions of Mac OS X (not just Mac OS X 10.4.2 and earlier as the article states):
.Mac: Server timeout alert message when sending email

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Go to the Accounts category.
Click the + ("Create an account.") button.
Enter your name under Full Name:.
Type your Windows Live Hotmail address (something like "[email protected]") under Email Address:.
Type your Windows Live Hotmail password under Password:.
Click Continue.
Make sure POP is selected under Account Type:.
Enter "Windows Live Hotmail" (or something similar) as the Description: for this account.
Type "pop3.live.com" (not including the quotation marks) under Incoming Mail Server:.
Enter your complete Windows Live Hotmail address ("[email protected]", for example) under User Name:.
Click Continue.
Enter "Windows Live Hotmail" under Description: for Outgoing Mail Server.
Type "smtp.live.com" under Outgoing Mail Server:.
Make sure Use Authentication is checked.
Enter your full Windows Live Hotmail address (e.g. "[email protected]") under User Name:.
Type your Windows Live Hotmail password under Password:.
Click Continue.
Now click Create.
Close the Accounts window.
source :http://email.about.com/od/macosxmailtips/qt/How_to_Access_Windows_Live_Hotmail_w ith_Mac_OS_X_Mail.htm

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If ALL the settings are Exactly identical and the 3gs is working properly, then just delete the email account, reset your phone by holding down the home and off button until the apple symbol comes up, then re add the email account and make sure you add it under the "other" tab when setting it up.

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Please let me know , How we can reinstall apple mail ? .
1 . We updated OS to mavericks few machine in last december and still does't works SMTP (Out going mail) on those MAC.
2. After that most recently we updated OS to mavericks few machine those are working will with SMTP server .
a)Not showing any SMTP connection in TCP trace ,
b) Connection docter every time Says "Connecting to the server "
3, Then we have installed thunderberd (another mail) client on maverick os, which OS related to apple mail client not woking . It seems other mail client is working well with SMTP server .
Please help me .
Thanks,
Ranesh..

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Hey
I am using the mail client to read my gmail mails in my Macbook Pro. Incoming and outgoing emails were working fine and all of a sudden for the last 2 days my outgoing mails are not working and i get this error" the sender address blah blah.com was rejected by the server".
I reentered my cred in the pref pane and it still does not work. I am able to send mails fine using the browser. Incoming mails is fine is fine on the client.
Any idea what is causing this error?
Thanks
Rpk
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I'm not sure why this worked fine for a period of time but most, if not all ISPs use for connecting to the internet block the use of SMTP servers outside of their network (or not provided by the ISP) on Port 25. Some ISPs allow the use of an authenticated SMTP server only that is outside of their network on Port 25 but some block its use regardless.
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Something to try.
Go to Mail > Preferences > Accounts and under the Account Information tab for the account preferences at the SMTP server selection, select the Server Settings button below.
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Please read this whole message before doing anything.
This procedure is a test, not a solution. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.
Step 1
The purpose of this step is to determine whether the problem is localized to your user account.
Enable guest logins* and log in as Guest. Don't use the Safari-only “Guest User” login created by “Find My Mac.”
While logged in as Guest, you won’t have access to any of your personal files or settings. Applications will behave as if you were running them for the first time. Don’t be alarmed by this; it’s normal. If you need any passwords or other personal data in order to complete the test, memorize, print, or write them down before you begin.
Test while logged in as Guest. Same problem?
After testing, log out of the guest account and, in your own account, disable it if you wish. Any files you created in the guest account will be deleted automatically when you log out of it.
*Note: If you’ve activated “Find My Mac” or FileVault, then you can’t enable the Guest account. The “Guest User” login created by “Find My Mac” is not the same. Create a new account in which to test, and delete it, including its home folder, after testing.
Step 2
The purpose of this step is to determine whether the problem is caused by third-party system modifications that load automatically at startup or login, by a peripheral device, or by corruption of certain system caches.
Disconnect all wired peripherals except those needed for the test, and remove all aftermarket expansion cards. Boot in safe mode and log in to the account with the problem. Note: If FileVault is enabled on some models, or if a firmware password is set, or if the boot volume is a software RAID, you can’t do this. Ask for further instructions.
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The login screen appears even if you usually log in automatically. You must know your login password in order to log in. If you’ve forgotten the password, you will need to reset it before you begin.
Test while in safe mode. Same problem?
After testing, reboot as usual (i.e., not in safe mode) and verify that you still have the problem. Post the results of steps 1 and 2.

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How are you trying to access gmail? Are you using their web mail page at www.gmail.com? Or using the Apple Mail application? Or something else?
If you are trying to use the web mail, what browser are you using? Does the failure occur when you try to load the initial page, or after you try to log in?
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Did you check if all passwords are correct?
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I'm on giffgaff and I used the giffgaff app from the store to sort this out.
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I recently upgraded to a MacBookPro running 10.8 and it's fine. I too the HD out of my older MacBook and turned it into an external runing 10.7. I discovered when starting up in 10.8 that I coul not acces the Mail an AddressBook files on the 10.7 external. If i tried to open Mail I'd get a message saying Mail canot be used with this OSX.
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I tried to go back and custom reinstall mail from my 10.6 discs but that won't work because a newer version is installed (10.7). I'm at a reall loss.

I have the same audiocard, and i've not installed it over lion yet. But I saw in other forums that boot in 32bit mode (pressing 3 and 2 keys during boot) may solve the issue.
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