Mail receiving but not sending emails

Hello there, I have a standard MacBook from 2008, it seems to have a problem when I open the Mail app. You see, I can receive emails with no problem, but when it comes to sending them, they remain in the outbox and so I'm stuck with using the webmail. I have 2 accounts, 1 gmail and 1 microsoft exchange. Can anyone please help me out? I appreciate any help given.
Thank you in advance
Kind regards
Andrew from Malta

Hi Andrewfrommlt,
Welcome to the Support Communities!
The article below may be able to help you with this issue.
Click on the link to see more details and screenshots.
OS X Mail: Troubleshooting sending and receiving email messages
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3276
Configuring Mail for your email account
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1277
Cheers,
- Judy

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