Is there a fix for "can't send mail?"

Question

I just spent 4+ hours on this forum and worked through all suggestions I could find - still can't send mail. It happened yesterday afternoon, from one moment to the next - suddenly all my three POP accounts are offline and there was nothing I could do about it. I checked with Entourage, same thing there as well, can't send mail.
I have no idea if this is connected with the problem in many posts about the "can't send mail" issue or not, but at least on the surface it looks like it is.
Any help is appreciated! Thank you.

Answer 1

Yes, there are complaint sites online where I've read hundreds of complaints that trickle in one by one on different dates.
Take a look at this post, and the comments below it:
http://www.lockergnome.com/usrbingeek/2007/04/12/comcast-blocking-port-25/
This is going to be an ongoing problem for different users, one at a time.
DSL users in my area are going through a similar issue with their CenturyTel email accounts. Over the last two years they have added a new smtp server and some people were transferred immediately to it, and others got added month by month (some were on smtp.centurytel.net while others are on smtpauth.centurytel.net). Then a couple of months ago, they started requiring login and password to the smtp server, but not for all users. I get a few calls a month for the next batch. Centurytel has gone with a 3rd party email hosting company so that they don't have to deal with it.
I'm trying to set up all clients with the latest changes, but they don't always work in advance of the changes. It's hit and miss. CenturyTel has said that they have posted notices on their help site, but who goes there?
Maybe they are just trying to manage their tech support load during changes?
Message was edited by: dechamp