There's nothing we can do if your ISP's tech support is terminally
stupid. The problem is with their SMTP server. The fact that their
webmail works has no bearing on whether their SMTP server works.
--
Gary VanderMolen, Microsoft MVP (Mail)
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/def...le/vandermolen
"Susan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:CFFD42F9-18E1-4511-B7E7-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I receive the following error message everytime I send emails through my aapt
> account via Outlook or Windows Mail
>
> The rejected e-mail address was '(E-Mail Removed)'. Subject 'Fw: Christmas
> Wishes.', Account: 'mail.aapt.net.au', Server: 'mail.aapt.net.au', Protocol:
> SMTP, Server Response: '554 5.7.1
> <C-59-101-19-203.hay.connect.net.au[59.101.19.203]>: Client host rejected:
> (SPM:RAD) User account blocked from sending email due to policy violation -
> Please contact support', Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No, Server Error: 554, Error
> Number: 0x800CCC79
>
> I have used aapt as my Service Provider for a few months. I was using
> Outlook to send and receive mails. Everything was working as expected. Then
> one day outlook stopped sending emails but it could receive emails.
>
> I contacted aapt and they told me they didn't support outlook only express
> and there was nothing they could do. So I changed from outlook to Windows
> mail. I completed the set up which was identical to outlook and again I
> received the same problem and error message.
>
> I contacted aapt again, they asked me to log into the html mail service,
> rather than windows mail and try to send the email. There were no problems.
>
> I checked all the settings again but still the problem continued. I tried
> contacting Dell and asking for assistance. They saw the error message and
> told me to contact aapt.
>
> This time I deleted the aapt account from windows mail, created a gmail
> account then completed the set up in Windows mail. Everything worked, I could
> send and receive email. So I tried using the aapt email address again......
> you'll never guess I got the same error message again.
>
> I contacted aapt again, they insist the account is not blocked. They asked
> me to log into the html page and send an email. Again the email worked.
>
> Then I tried to contact the "hay.connect.net.au" asking them for assistance.
> They never responded.
>
> And now I've spent another 2 hours researching the problem on the net to
> discover lots of other people have a similar problem but there is NEVER a
> solution.
>
> Could somebody please help.... because if I have to call India again for
> imaginary Technical help I will go postal!!