Can receive email, but can't send....getting error message

I can receive email just fine...but when I try to send email I get this error message:
"This message could not be delivered and will remain in your Outbox until it can be delivered.
The connection to the server "smtp.mac.com" on port 25 timed out."
Just started happening a few days ago. Worked fine before then. Any ideas? Reboot / reconnect to isp doesn't help. thanks!

Sounds like your ISP made a recent change regarding the use of an SMTP server that is outside of their network.
Are you also accessing an email account and SMTP server that is provided by your ISP used for connecting to the internet with the Mail.app and if so, are you able to send messages with this account and SMTP server?
If yes to both, try this first.
Go to Mail > Preferences > Accounts and under the Account Information tab for your .Mac account preferences at the SMTP server selection, select the Server Settings button below for the .Mac SMTP server.
Enter 587 in place of 25 in the Server Port field and when finished, select OK to save the changed setting.
If this doesn't work and you are accessing an email account and SMTP server provided by your ISP with the Mail.app and if not, add your ISP's SMTP server to the Mail.app as an available SMTP server to choose from and select/use your ISP's SMTP server to send messages with your .Mac account.

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