Outgoing server problems in Mail

I am having trouble with my outgoing server in Mail. It basically will not allow me to send mail. But it is the same server setting I have always used. I can receive mail wih no problem. This applies to several different accounts, all using the same server settings. I would think it could be my ISP's mail server, but I can send mail with no problems from the same server when using the email client in Mozilla (on a different machine). The outgoing server name and port all match from the machine that works to the one that doesn't, so I'm wondering if it's just an issue with Mail?
Anybody got any suggestions?

Could be something like that, but my Mozilla ap (on a different machine) uses port 25 for the outgoing server as well, and I've had zero problems with it.
But I'll take your advice and investigate switching ports and see if that makes a difference.
I might say, though, that I've found Mail to be a much more finicky program than my Mozilla mail client. It (Mail) seems to take certain accounts off and on line for no apparent reason. I've used the Mozilla mail feature for years and it is rock solid (which is why I still use it today: it is my wife that uses Mail and her account giving us the problems).

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