Mail just sitting in outbox

when i send mail it sits in the outbox. is there a setting that accounts for this delay. i want it to go off right away. i try reopening it and sending it, but it just sits there. in outlook there were separate send AND receive emails icons. i only see a get mail button. surely there must be a way. i feel like am just waiting for the computer to send it when it feels ready. what gives? HELP PLEASE!!!

Do you get asked for your password or anything like that.
do you have more than one account?
does it happen whichever account your use?
I can't think of any other reason why it sits there.
Having just been through all my mail preferences there isn't an option to choose when mail gets sent so it SHOULD go straight away, unless your outgoing server is incorrectly set up.
so it might be worth you checking your outgoing server settings for any account involved.
atb
shirley
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All of a sudden yesterday, any mail I try to send from my mail app, the emails just sit in the outbox and it says, error-your server timed out on port xxx. Your mail will stay in the outbox till it can be sent.
Sometimes it doesn't say anything.
And I can't log in to my email only extra account on my dotmac....says my password was wrong, so I went and did the change password to the same password, and I still can't log on.
This has happened before when messages stayed in outbox I was trying to send, then it stopped. Now, I can't send any email through my mail application.
I can get mail.
What's the problem?
I installed Intego NetBarrier X5 last week, but it just started not sending mail yesterday.
And when it happened before, I didn't have NetBarrier.
This is so frustrating.
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That worked. The funny thing is, it SAYS it sits in my outbox and I keep trying to send it, and the people actually GET it, sometimes three copies because I would keep trying. That's the weird thing also.....
But you gave me the right port number and it worked.
I wonder why the port number changed?
I got Net Barrier from Intego and it shows what port you are using and it will use 4 different ports everytime I do mail. I don't know why it does that.
But thanks. That did the trick.
Don't know why that happens.
This is the second time and I didn't even have Net Barrier before.
It's just weird.
But thanks anyway.

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Steve,
The problem has been more persistent lately. When it began, I am uncertain, I would say the past few weeks or so. Everything has been working fine until lately. Changes? Tough one to answer, there are always changes/settings made as I am learning everyday. But none to speak of that would affect the way email is sent.
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They are in your Library folder, but it is now hidden in Lion. You can unhide it by either:
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Add me to the list of people who are unable to send mail.
Problem started after 2 days ago and after upgrade to 10.4.6
I noticed that on the Dot Mac site it says that Mail delivery was unavailable to certain Dot Mac users for various amounts of time on various days. I wonder if this is the case now.
I've gotten 3 different error messages at different times while trying to Send.
1. Cannot send message using the server smtp.mac.com
2. smtp.mac.com doesnt support authentication
3. The sender address XXXX.mac.com was rejected by the server
I am receiving mail, but sending is not happening.
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I've changed the ports, I've trieddeleting the account and adding it again, but when I try to save it, I get the spinning beach ball and have to force quit. This happens each and everytime I try to do it.
I can logon via the internet and send mail,from there, but not on my computer.
Anything NEW anyone can suggest
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Problem resolved, it had nothing to do with 10.4.6 upgrade, it was a Dot mac problem as I thought.
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There was a spam block against veloxzone.com.br. I have removed the block so you should be able to send.
Best Regards,
.Mac Admin"
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