Mail (5.1) will not send mail

I am having an issue with mail. Everything seems to be working, but no outgoing mail is leaving. I have removed and added the account again, have checked the service provider (yahoo), successfully sent via another account on my Macbook pro. I can't think of anything else to do - any suggestions? Went I send, I get the spinning thing right next to the sent mailbox.
TIA!

I don't have my Yahoo account set up in Mail, but one thing you can try is to send mail from your Yahoo account thur the outgoing mail server for the account that does work. Mail sent this way will apper to come from your Yahoo account, and replies will arrive in your Yahoo inbox.
In the Mail Preferences, click on the Accounts tab at the top, then click on your Yahoo account on the left. Near the bottom of the page in the middle is a check box for "Use only this server". Uncheck it.
Close and save your changes.
Now when your compose mail from your Yahoo address, you should get a pop up menu to the right of your FROM pop up, which will allow you to choose a different outgoing mail server, obviously, choose the outgoing mail server that does work
Now, with all that said, depending on exactly what mail server you have that does work, and to some extent your ISP, there may be restricitions that will prevent this from working as it should. But give it a try!

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