Sent email stuck in outbox & unsent, windows mail, vista

[Cbu]

When I am away from my cable provider's broadband, I cannot send email from
windows mail in vista. It remains unsent in the outbox. But I can receive
mail in the inbox.
Below is the error when I click on the send all button:

The connection to the server has failed. Subject 'Re: Tonights Game VS
Cheshire CANCELLED-Please Respond', Account: 'cbutwill', Server:
'mail.optonline.net', Protocol: SMTP, Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No, Socket
Error: 10060, Error Number: 0x800CCC0E

 

[Guest]

When I am away from my cable provider's broadband, I cannot send email
from
windows mail in vista. It remains unsent in the outbox. But I can receive
mail in the inbox.
Below is the error when I click on the send all button:

The connection to the server has failed. Subject 'Re: Tonights Game VS
Cheshire CANCELLED-Please Respond', Account: 'cbutwill', Server:
'mail.optonline.net', Protocol: SMTP, Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No, Socket
Error: 10060, Error Number: 0x800CCC0E

Connections to port 25 of an outgoing mail server are often blocked if they
cross over from one internet provider's equipment to another's before they
reach the server, in order to cause problems for spammers. We would
normally recommend that you check with the email provider to see if you
can use some other port instead. However, cable companies seldom
offer such connections through any other port that Windows Mail can use.

You could use webmail instead of Windows Mail.

You can also send such outgoing mail through one of the free email
providers that doesn't use port 25. For example:

<https://www.google.com/accounts/Ser...nsr=1&ui=html&zy=l&ltmpl=default&ltmplcache=2>

http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=13273

<http://www.askdavetaylor.com/how_to_change_return_address_google_gmail.html>

<http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=13276&topic=12567>

 

[Cbu]

Thank you for the info Robert.

Connections to port 25 of an outgoing mail server are often blocked if they
cross over from one internet provider's equipment to another's before they
reach the server, in order to cause problems for spammers. We would
normally recommend that you check with the email provider to see if you
can use some other port instead. However, cable companies seldom
offer such connections through any other port that Windows Mail can use.

You could use webmail instead of Windows Mail.

You can also send such outgoing mail through one of the free email
providers that doesn't use port 25. For example:

<https://www.google.com/accounts/Ser...nsr=1&ui=html&zy=l&ltmpl=default&ltmplcache=2>

http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=13273

<http://www.askdavetaylor.com/how_to_change_return_address_google_gmail.html>

<http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=13276&topic=12567>

 

[Guest]

You're welcome.

Thank you for the info Robert.

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

Have you tried disconnecting your Internet connection before
starting Windows Mail? That may allow you to delete the
message in the Outbox.

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

When you get tired of fighting the gremlins in Windows Mail,
upgrade to Windows Live Mail: http://download.live.com/wlmail

 

[Steve Cochran]

Try www.oehelp.com/WMUTil/

That will delete the message.

steve