Mail Program HELP: Shows up in 'Sent Mail' but it isn't sent!

Hi,
I had no problem with my MAIL program until about an hour or so ago, when I sent an email to a business associate at another location and they didn't get it. My sent box lists the email as sent, but despite trying it again....and then to other people, including myself, the mail is not sent, though it does show up in the sent box.
After lots of tries and attempts to fix this, I can't and hope someone can help.
Here' what I have:
1. Working on an Intel iMac (recent update, but it worked after that). OS 10.4.9
2. In MAIL app, Sent mail is listed, but no one gets it. (I'm not using .mac). Outgoing mail server is SMTP.
3. If I send it via my actual server (bellsouth.net), the mail DOES get sent. So, the issue is the Mail Program on the iMac
3. I connected my laptop, a G4 iBook, through the same router, and had NO problem sending mail via the MAIL application!!!!!! All the settings are EXACTLY the same...so, it's got to be something with the MAIL app on the iMac.
Any ideas???? Should I just reinstall the Mail program?? (and if so, where do I have that? on the original disk? online download?)
Thanks much.

Hello Sandie.
> 3. If I send it via my actual server (bellsouth.net), the mail DOES get sent.
I assume this means sending via webmail access for the account using a browser and if so, this is not related.
Sending messages with an account via an email client such as the Mail.app uses SMTP and sending messages with an account via webmail access using a browser does not so this is not any proof that the problem lies with Mail.
If a message cannot be successfully sent by the SMTP server used to send messages with an account, the message will remain in the Outbox mailbox and not be sent.
A message moved to the account's Sent mailbox is an indication the message was successfully sent by the SMTP server used to send the message with the account but this is no guarantee the message will be accepted by the recipient's incoming mail server or that there won't be delays along the path of the message since messages do not take a straight line from the SMTP server used to the recipient's incoming mail server.
This only means the successfully sent messages by Mail have not been received by the recipient or recipients.
Reinstalling the Mail application rarely if ever resolves any problems experienced with the application and I'm certain that doing so here will be a complete waste of your time and effort.
Are you using BellSouth's SMTP server to send messages with the account using the Mail.app on your iMac?
If so, your focus needs to be directed there.

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