After being away for two weeks my iMac wont send my Orange mail.

After being away on holiday for two weeks my iMac wont send my Orange mail. I get the message "The server “smtp.wanadoo.co.uk” refused to allow a connection on the default ports."
I have not changed any setting, the email sends if I login to Webmail, so the account itself is valid. The iMac mail downloads my email perfectly as normal. Using Mac OS X 10.6.8. Email address is one I have used for almost 10 years without any problems.
It is a POP3 account using default ports with no authentication or SSL. Have tried different ports (e.g. 26), putting password authentication on, but nothing works.
Any ideas?

Fixed it. Played about with the port numbers and got a more detailed message:
Client host blocked for spamming issues. OUK104_102 Ref http://csi.cloudmark.com/reset-request/?ip=nn.nn.nn.n. Select a different outgoing mail server from the list below or click Try Later to leave the message in your Outbox until it can be sent.
Went to Cloudmark and got the IP reset. Took an evening of work but worth it.

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