cannot send in windows mail, but i can receieve it

[lizzie]

The connection to the server has failed. Subject 'stuff!', Account:
'mail.optonline.net', Server: 'mail.optonline.net', Protocol: SMTP, Port: 25,
Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error: 10060, Error Number: 0x800CCC0E

 

[Gary VanderMolen \(MVP\)]

When you got that error was your Internet connection being obtained
from Optonline, or were you using a laptop away from home?

If sending from home, Which antivirus are you running? Some of them
cause problems with Windows Mail over time.