yes I am it is orange. If the server was down wouldn't I be unable to receive
emails too though??

"SingaporeWebDesign" wrote:

Hello,

Are you using the internet connection provided by the ISP? Most SMTP servers
provided by your ISP (Internet Service Provider) require the user to use the
ISP's Internet to access the mail sending server.

The server could also be temporarily offline.

This link may also help
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/191687

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"Jhone" wrote in message
...
I am finding today that I can receive emails but cannot send them and this
is
the message I get - please can anyone help me. I am not very technical
where
these things are concerned but I dont know what to do - here is the
message:-


The connection to the server has failed. Account: 'pop.orangehome.co.uk',
Server: 'smtp.orangehome.co.uk', Protocol: SMTP, Port: 25, Secure(SSL):
No,
Socket Error: 10051, Error Number: 0x800CCC0E

Thank you for any help.