not always, the servers
smtp.myisp.com
and
pop.myisp.com
(whatever the isp names them)
may be separated phyisically as well as by function, so do not fail at the
same time

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AVG free antivirus http://free.grisoft.com/
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Super Antispyware http://www.superantispyware.com/
Panda online AntiVirus scan http://www.activescan.com
Panda online AntiSpyware Scan
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Catalog of removal tools (1)
http://www.pandasoftware.com/download/utilities/
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http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/n...aspx?CID=40387
Trouble Shooting guide to Windows http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/
Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts file
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"Jhone" wrote in message
...
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.