Can't send mail on MacBook Pro

I can receive mail on my MacBook Pro, but I can't send mail! Anyone else encounter this problem?

Having the same issue here. I cant seem to input the incoming mail server info on the mail preferences window. What gives?

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For a while, I've been able to send messages to a friend of mine (who is using an iPhone) with the Messages app on my Macbook Pro, but all of a sudden she couldn't receive any messages I sent her, although I could receive messages she sent to me. We can both send and receive messages to other people we message, but for some reason she can't see what I send. Note that the Messages app says the messages have been delivered, but for some reason she isn't actually getting them. Why is this? and how can we fix the problem? Thanks.

Hello wikiwikisu,
Thanks for visiting Apple Support Communities.
If your friend is not receiving iMessages you send from your MacBook Pro, there are several troubleshooting steps that may help. You can find a good troubleshooting guide at this link:
iOS: Troubleshooting Messages - Apple Support
Since your friend cannot receive iMessages from you, but receives them from other contacts, I'd suggest they try these steps on their iPhone first:
If the issue occurs with a specific contact or contacts, back up or forward important messages and delete your current messaging threads with the contact. Create a new message to the contact and try again.
If the issue occurs with a specific contact or contacts, delete and recreate the contact in the Contacts app. Create a new message to the newly created contact and try again.
Back up and restore your device as new.
All the best,
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Mac mail on Macbook pro not sending email suddenly

OS X 10.6.8
Mac mail was working up to yesterday.
NO changes to the box or mail.
Mail will receive but not send mail; alerts with an smtp error.
Installed Thunderbird, same problem.
Mac mail on an iMac, works fine.
Thunderbird on Win Vista works fine.
pop and smtp settings are identical on all boxes.
Turned off the firewall on the laptop - no joy
Searched and have killed/rebuilt the keychain several times.
Confirmed password is correct
I have not killed and recreated the mail account; if that actually works, let me know and I'll try again.
I have rebuilt the mailbox - no joy.
Ran the diagnostics and green lights on both pop and smtp so it seems that logins are working, just can't send mail.
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"Note all the settings on the functional Mac and then transfer them to the non-functional one."
That'd be the problem. I've checked and double checked the settings/configuration; even went over them with my wife reading one set and me the other - everything matches. So, I'm making the assumption that we're missing the forest for the trees and it's something totally stupid like a swapped set of letters or an L for an I kind of thing. In order to totally eliminate these kinds of S.U.E.'s, I'd like to move a copy of the files that are the actual config from the working machine to the non-functional machine.
Since OSX is basically BSD, I'm kind of making the assumption that all the important stuff is stored in config files; I just have not been able to figure out which files and where they live.
Keep in mind that the laptop went toes up without anyone making any changes so I'm not totally convinced the issue is a typo. I've searched for other reasons a system would stop sending mail and am not getting any hits that are meaningful. If anyone has any ideas, let me know.
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Hello,
I just got a Mac for a first time and I'm trying to configure Mail 3.5 with my gmail account and even after having followed all the steps seen on this forum, I just can't do it. The messages that come up are:
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AND
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I have setup his Mail account to use IMAP with the Exchange Server. He can receive mail this way, but he cannot send it. Actually he can only send mail when he is at work on his company's network. I have turned off SSL and authentication is through Username and Password.
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You may be SOL as you need an SMTP server to send mail and the IT folks may not have it set up. You need a proper SMTP relay to send the mail, period. It doesn't matter what it's called, though convention usually has it set to smtp.example.com. mail.example.com would more often be the address for IMAP or POP connections.
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hey...
can;t send mail..
10.4.10 on a macbook..
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