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Error coping emails to sent box. Also telling me that my mail server is being disconnected, even though the emails are being sent and emails can be received.

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When I go to send an email, my server becomes "disconnected." There is an error saving my email to my sent folder, but the email does send. I can receive emails fine as well. I am not sure if this is a dreamhost problem (the server we use for our domain) or if it is a thunderbird problem. We've had some issues with this computer and emails since about Thursday 9/8 or Friday 9/9. It may also be the computer itself. We are able to send and receive from the two email accounts in question from another computer without issue. Also, I am unable to send screenshots of both the SMTP settings. For some reason, I can only attach one thing at a time, but this is for two emails (print@rivercityva.com & cary@rivercityva.com) they should both be running on the same servers. (sub4.mail.dreamhost.com)

When I go to send an email, my server becomes "disconnected." There is an error saving my email to my sent folder, but the email does send. I can receive emails fine as well. I am not sure if this is a dreamhost problem (the server we use for our domain) or if it is a thunderbird problem. We've had some issues with this computer and emails since about Thursday 9/8 or Friday 9/9. It may also be the computer itself. We are able to send and receive from the two email accounts in question from another computer without issue. Also, I am unable to send screenshots of both the SMTP settings. For some reason, I can only attach one thing at a time, but this is for two emails (print@rivercityva.com & cary@rivercityva.com) they should both be running on the same servers. (sub4.mail.dreamhost.com)

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Here are the servers I am working from.

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