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How can I get the smtp server to NOT time out?

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loribuchman0
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I can receive email at the problem account, but I cannot send it. I get the message, "...connection to Outgoing server(SMTP) smtp.hughes.net timed out. Try again."

I can receive email at the problem account, but I cannot send it. I get the message, "...connection to Outgoing server(SMTP) smtp.hughes.net timed out. Try again."

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https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/cannot-send-messages

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Matt
Matt
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Usually it is as simple as stopping your anti virus from scanning outgoing mail.

christ1
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https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/cannot-send-messages