Unable to connect to outgoing e-mail server

[kneyland]

After downloading (earlier this week) the latest security
patch for Outlook XP, I received the following
message: "Outlook is unable to connnect to your outgoing
(SMTP e-mail server. If you continue to receive this
message contact your Internet service provider."
I contacted my ISP and their advice was to restore my
previous version of Outlook (without the patch). I
haven't taken that step yet.
I can access my e-mail through Outlook Express, but I
prefer Outlook. Advice?

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Delete and recreate your mail account. Ensure that if you are required to
sign onto the incoming server, that you set authentication on the server tab
of your account properties.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

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After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer:
kneyland <[email protected]> asked:
| After downloading (earlier this week) the latest security
| patch for Outlook XP, I received the following
| message: "Outlook is unable to connnect to your outgoing
| (SMTP e-mail server. If you continue to receive this
| message contact your Internet service provider."
| I contacted my ISP and their advice was to restore my
| previous version of Outlook (without the patch). I
| haven't taken that step yet.
| I can access my e-mail through Outlook Express, but I
| prefer Outlook. Advice?