Mail won't send (on any account)...

Hey,
I've been using Mail alright. Everything worked just fine and now it stopped working. I can still receive mails on all accounts but it won't send on any of my five accounts. All the settings are okay (including port). Nonetheless does mail say "Can't send mail via server XY" (freely translated from german).
Please help me.
Julian

I am having this same problem. I have checked the settings, the ports, the passwords, etc. a million times. I receive mail, but can't send it. I finally got smart and checked my settings, etc. and set up my email accounts using Entourage instead of Mail. Guess what? It all worked perfectly fine. There is something messed up with Apple's Mail program in its latest iteration, I think. Does anyone know anything about this?
LJB
P.S. Mine is a .Mac email account. My ISP is att. It's been this way for five years. Now, with a new computer, it all has gone to the dogs. Grumble.

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