Recognizing outgoing server on Mail

I have two e-mail accounts, on being a .mac account, and another set up for a separate webmail account. The Mail application has always had an off-again on-again issue with recognizing the outgoing server for the webmail account. I just had my computer serviced and everything restored, and now it's not recognizing it at all. I know I'm putting the info in correctly, because I set up the webmail account in Microsoft Entourage as an experiment, and it's working perfectly there. Theoretically I could just use Entourage, but since everything else is Mac based (including my iPhone) I'd rather keep it consistent. Any suggestions?
Thanks!
Jon

I have a similar problem with outgoing mail. Either the sender's email is found to be invalid (it's not) or Mail cannot connect to the outgoing server (mail.insightbb.com). I called insight and they sent me to myinsight.com, I seem to be set up correctly according to their site. They told me to call Apple, which I may do tomorrow. I have had this problem since july 1 and have been using other accounts (gmail and me.com) with no issues. I will try putting the info into the account and see if it works on an individual basis.
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