Can't send email

murfitUK · 26-09-2005, 22:30

I am trying to send some emails but Outlook comes back with an error message about "0x8004210B The operation timed out waiting for a response from the sending (SMTP) server...

I can receive emails (which makes a change) but can't send.

Anyone else having problems?

marky · 26-09-2005, 22:35

I dont know myself but i have found this

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=304008

Paul K · 26-09-2005, 22:47

What email service are you using to send? NTL, hotmail etc etc. Double check you SMTP server settings, have you got a firewall or Anti-Virus installed as they could interrupt the email send attempts.

26-09-2005, 23:20

help limks here:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=827349

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=304008

http://members.connectto.net/email/o...0x8004210A.htm

http://www.smartcomputing.com/techsu...&ErrorID=21927

murfitUK · 27-09-2005, 07:53

Thanks everyone. I have got it working again. Isn't it funny that whenever anything goes wrong or stops working I automatically blame NTL?

Anyway this time it was my own fault.

I had created an email on a pocketPC and synced with outlook last night. Although there were several emails to be sent, the first one in the list was the one created on pocketPC and that's the one that was causing the problem.

I hadn't set up the From details in the accounts on the pocketPC.

Can't blame this one on NTL.

Thanks again for your replies.

Roy MM · 27-09-2005, 08:26

I don't use OE and have no trouble with hotmail, yahoo or gmail.