My messages won't send, why?

Trying to send messages

this link doesn't help. My messages work fine until I do the upgrades, then they start sending, and stop mid-way thorugh, and I get the message "not delivered." This is the 2nd time this has happened after upgrading. Do I have to go to the genius bar every time I get an upgrade request, or should I not upgrade?

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Are you trying to send a message to a cell number or an email address? iPad does MMS, not SMS, meaning it can't send a message to a number. It can send a message to an email address........

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Messages won't send files via AIM anymore

I've been using Messages via AIM and iMessage and had no problems sending files or images for years until recently. Now AIM won't send files. There's no error message and I can see the image in the conversation window but the recipient doesn't get the file/image. Also when they try to send to me, I don't get the file/image either. This problem has started just this week.
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Hi,
See also AIM Screen Names using @Mac.com or @me.com IDs to end (it is in Mountain Lion's area)
The @mac.com and @me.com name should still work as AIM valid Screen Names.
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The Later updated version of iChat 6 should work.
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To certain extent this already was the case in AIM and iChat for @me.com ID once there was no MobileMe server.
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Hi,
I've been with the same problem for a couple of days, until finally today Messages simply stopped showing even a the window, so absolute inability to use it.
Considering that reinstalling the operating system is NOT a solution, I searched for something myself.
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While this may be solved by Apple in a update (I hope so), in the meantime you can do a workaround (it worked for me on two different machines, and even days old images appeared).
In your Library, there is a folder called Preferences (that is /Users/<your_username>/Library/Preferences). There you should delete com.apple.imagent.plist com.apple.imservice.iMessage.plist and com.apple.imessage.bag.plist, with Messages CLOSED. Then reboot so Messages creates new ones. Also delete all file starting with com.apple.imagent, com.apple.imservice, com.apple.imessage and com.apple.iChat that end in .lock.
If even then it still is not working, deleting all files starting with com.apple.imagent, com.apple.imservice, com.apple.imessage and com.apple.iChat 100% for sure. But when you reboot you'll find you need to input again your login data for iMessage, FaceTime, Yahoo chat, AIM chat, Google Talk and Jabber (if you used them on Messages/iChat).
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I tried it with an external keyboard and no joy. Don't know what else to try. Is it possible to just reinstall Mail?
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I get this message when trying to send my messages on certain wireless networks.
The connection to the server “smtp.home.se” on port 25 timed out.
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I would love to know why it doesn't work. Thanks a lot.
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Are these wireless networks paid or free?
If you are accessing a wireless network at a friend's residence - most, if not all ISPs now block the use of SMTP servers outside of their network on Port 25. Some ISPs allow the use of an authenticated SMTP server only that is outside of their network on Port 25 but block its use regardless.
These restrictions are in place as part of an overall effort to prevent or reduce spam emanating from the ISP's domain.
In most situations like this, changing the Port for the SMTP server from 25 to 587 will resolve it. Go to Mail > Preferences > Accounts and under the Account Information tab for the account preferences at the SMTP server selection, select the Server Settings button below.
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