I think someone said to phone BT... and they will change something on their
server to let you use port 587..
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"Peter" <peter.newsuser@talk2one.com> wrote in message
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> Hi guys, this is driving me crazy. I have just put together a new computer
> and thought I would use Vista as my OS. I installed it OK, had a bit of
> trouble installing AVG virusguard but eventually got it working. I got the
> system working nicely and downloaded my emails, all OK until I tried to
> send one!! I tired using Outlook and Windows Mail but both failed in a
> similar fashion, Outlook tells me that the SMTP port is wrong?? set to 25.
> It works on my other computers(XP) on my small home network. I use BT
> internet as my ISP and it is a BT email address. I saw one of the posts
> saying try port 587, but that didn't work on either email programme?? I
> have already stripped it out and re installed from scratch and it is
> exactly the same? I have removed the AVG, still the same, I have switched
> off the Firewall, no difference?? Any ideas or suggestions, I feel like
> ditching Vista and going back to good old XP, at least it works!!
> Regards and living in hope of salvation
> Peter
>