Stay with port 587 because that's what BT wants you to use now.
We will need to see more details of the error message you get.
Right-click on the error message, copy, then paste it into a reply here.
Gary VanderMolen
"Peter" <peter.newsuser@talk2one.com> wrote in message news:#uXy1Y60HHA.4916@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> 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