Hi, I have a similar problem here, which I've never cracked. So anyone who can say why one might not be able to send mail on an account while receiving it via Plusnet - or maybe any other provider - then I also would like to know the answer. Negotiating the complexities of Plusnet's helpsystem can be daunting. I don't much want to spend extra money on tech support either, if I can avoid it. From Ray I can be contacted off-list at: mailto:ray-48@xxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Husna Begum Sent: 09 January 2007 7:36PMwith my desk top Hi, I am having a problem with sending emails from my desk top using plusnet. when I send from the laptop it sends fine but when I send from the desk top I get the following message. The connection to the server has failed. Account: 'plus net', Server: 'relay.plus.net', Protocol: SMTP, Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error: 10060, Error Number: 0x800CCC0E I have been having this problem for about a week and at first thought it was plusnet as their server crashed over the new year holiday. however, as after a couple of days I could receive emails again I began to think the problem might be at my end, I checked the laptop and found that indeed that was the case. can any one suggest what may be wrong? I checked the account properties and internet options in the tools menu and the laptop and desk top settings matched. so I can receive but not send messages from my desktop. thanks, Husna ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq