"been there, done that" is too vague to tell us what you've done?

Are you connected to the Internet via freeserve.net at the time you are
attempting to send mail?

Some ISPs block access to other SMTP mail servers while connected via
them. (They block TCP/IP port 25 except to their own SMTP mail server.)
Some of these ISPs will make exceptions if you present a compelling
reason to do this. The error messages may indicate network is
unreachable, access denied, or timeout errors (socket errors 10051,
10061 and 10060.) Another workaround for this is to use the SMTP mail
server of the service that you connect via, but leave your other
settings the same. In some cases you can use Port 587 or 465 rather
than port 25 (specify in OE at Tools, Accounts, Mail, Properties,
Advanced). Your ISP is more likely to allow this port. The SMTP mail
server has to support this port. SMTP Authentication will likely be
required. In OE this is specified in Tools, Accounts, Mail, Properties,
Servers, Outgoing Mail Server, My Server Requires Authentication.

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Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"trevW" wrote in message
...
I've read all the other helpful replies - been there, done that, still
no joy.

For all you techies, my error message is "The connection to the server
has
failed. Account pop.freeserve.net. Server smtp.freeserve.net. Procol
SMTP,
Port 25, Secure (SSL), No, Socket Error: 10060. Error number:
Ox800CCCOE.

Any suggestions?
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trevW