Mail won't send with my user account

My main user account recently started having the problem of not sending email (I can, however, receive). When logged as Admin, I can send. Can this be resolved by purging or deleting a preference file?
(We have tried Disk Utility, setting up new user accounts in Mail.app, etc., to no avail).
Suggestions appreciated!

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I am new to Mac OS X Server Mail and I am trying to set up. I have successfully started the mail services and created 2 user accounts. Those accounts can email each other back and forth, no problem; however, they cannot send/receive to other email addresses. Anyone know why this would happen?
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setting up mail can is quite complicated.
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tridaddy wrote:
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On August 1, Comcast announced that we will no longer support the use of port 25 for sending email. Many older email clients (such as Outlook Express) default to using this port to send email. Please read this message to understand how this action may impact your ability to send email, and what you should do next.
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Since I bought a new modem/router (Netgear n600), my Apple mail won't send e-mails. It will receive. My ISP is AT&T & the email accounts are via yahoo. I have a Macbook Pro with a recent OSX.
The most recent OS is currently OS 10.8.3. Your system profile confirms you are still using Mac OS X (10.7.5). If this is incorrect, please correct your profile so that you will get the correct troubleshooting suggestions/solutions.
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