Error message emailing photo from iPhoto

Trying to send a photo from iPhoto and get the error message "The email server doesn't recognize the username/password combination."  What are the steps to fix?  I don't have a problem copying the photo to my desktop and attaching it and sending an email

Go into iPhoto's Accounts preference pane and delete the email account. Close and relaunch iPhoto and add the account back.
A better option is to change iPhoto's email client to Mail in iPhoto's General preference pane.  This will give you  better access to your contacts, an automatically saved copy and overall better reliability.  Mail ask has photo templates in it's stationary options.

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