'Sender was rejected by server', SMTP greyed out?

Today when trying to send an email I received the message 'Sender was rejected by server'. I tried deleting my account and re-adding it, which didn't work, and I tried going to the SMTP server to type in my username and password but the area was greyed out so I was unable to type anything! Any help you could give me would be greatly appreciated - this is swiftly becoming frustrating since my iPad had been working perfectly until now!
Thanks!

Yes, I do indeed use Yahoo Mail.
I don't know how relevant this may be but I created an iCloud email not long after posting this query - I am now able to send emails once again! Does adding an iCloud account have anything to do with it or has Yahoo mail been fixed?
Thanks again! :)

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Hi!
My iPhone 3GS has been working fine with sending and receiving emails both via wifi and when I'm out and about.
Now it won't allow me to send emails while I'm out. Can receive them okay and can access the internet, but when I try to send them I get told that the sender address was rejected by the server.
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