hello; I think your outgoing server needs correct settings. Your Name: (optional) E-mail address: (your Gmail address, including '@gmail.com') User Name: (your Gmail address, including '@gmail.com') Password: (your Gmail password) Remember password: (optional) Log on using Secure Password Authentication: disabled Incoming mail server (POP3): pop.gmail.com Outgoing mail server (SMTP): smtp.gmail.com Outgoing Server tab My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication: enabled Use same settings as my incoming mail server: enabled Advanced tab Incoming server (POP3): 995 This server requires a secure connection (SSL) enabled Outgoing server (SMTP): 465 or 25 This server requires a secure connection (SSL) enabled ----- Original Message ----- From: Hamid Hamraz To: jfw list Sent: Monday, January 17, 2011 6:28 AM Subject: Outlook 2003: problem with outgoing mails Dear all, I am using windows XP SP3 and outlook 2003. I have configured my Gmail account exactly as stated in Gmail help. I receive the incoming mails, but I can not send anything, without any kind of error message! Any suggestions? (I have imported the settings from OE, and then modified it to the ones in gmail help.) I really prefer to use OE, but I am switching to windows 7 soon. So I am looking for a well accessible counterpart for OE. Can OE be installed on windows 7, instead of windows mail? Any suggestions/comments is greatly appreciated. Cheers! Hamid