Mac MAIL OK Hello there

Hi,
I am getting a message +OK Hello there when my outgoing mail server (Onetel) fails to connect. I have contacted Onetel and confirmed that all settings are correct but I am still unable to connect - my incoming is OK. This is on a MacBook and I recently had the same problem with my iMac and I used my gmail sever for outgoing - then the problem vanished and then reappeared on my other computer.
I am operating 10.6.7
Any thoughts please?

Digging into the archives of 1984 computer technology for a moment...
Are you on a dial-up connection with a modem? If so, has the connect number you're dialing changed?
Do you use Terminal to login when connecting?
Three plusses "+++" is a modem 'escape' signal for old Hayes-compatible AT command set dial-up modems, and 'OK' is the modem response after a valid command it recognizes.

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