So it’s a little annoying, you’re out and about and your e-mail works great, then you get home and you can send but you can’t receive mail. In my case I own my own web-server so I want to at least receive e-mail using my favorite mail client.

The error message

Outlook is unable to connect to your outgoing (SMTP) e-mail server

The Solution

Here’s what I did in outlook.

1. Open Outlook
2. Select Tools >> Options
3. Select the Mail Setup tab
4. Select E-Mail Accounts
5. On the e-mail accounts screen double click on your preferred e-mail account
6. On the account screen click More Settings after specifying your account information.
7. Check My outgoing server (smtp) requires authentication then enter log on using and enter your internet provider’s mail server name (probably mail.mymailprovider.xxx)

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