[Peter@stockton]

Last week for no reason at all, I have lost the ability to send emails.

I am using NTLWorld and MS outlook and I can still recieve emails and I can still send and recieve using NTL webmail, just not on outlook (or express or MS Mail).

I have checked my settings and they are all right, I have set up my account on combinations of 3 different machines using XP, Vista and Windows 7. I have tried Outlook, Windows mail and Outlook express. I have tried using different connections including wireless, Dongles and Hardwire and setting the account up on other peoples machines (that work), but still no success.

I have wiped the account and set up again - but guess what - still nothing

I have been reduced to ringing 151 several time who proved of little us apart from confirming my settings were right. However they did suggest that because I can still use NTL Webmail then there is nothing wrong at their end.

Given the combinations of things I have tried I strongly suspect that the problem is at their end.

I have looked through this very useful forum and other people seem to have experienenced similar problems but their solutions do not appear to work for me.

Does any one have any other ideas, normally I would just bin NTL as I have no particular loyalty to them - however as a small business user I have a email address which I do not want to change.

Can anyone help

Kind Regards