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Vtwin
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7 years ago

Cannot send email via Outlook - Constantly asks for password to send

I have 5 email accounts I use for various segregated purposes. I use Microsoft Outlook with IMAP/SMTP to retrieve/send mail. All my accounts are set up exactly the same way (with the exception of t...
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sistermoe
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7 years ago

I am having the exact same issue, suddenly, since yesterday afternoon.  As of 12/31/17, I cannot SEND any email messages (I use Outlook) from my pc.  Incoming messages are fine.   I have 3 email addresses connected with my Cox account, and none of my email addresses are succesful in sending.  

Error messages says:   

reported error (0x80042109) :  "Outlook cannot connect to your outgoing (SMTP) e-mail server. If you continue to receive this message, contact your server administrator or internet service provider (ISP)."

Any suggestions?

This happened a month ago with Cox and their outgoing servers not connecting with Outlook and I did nothing.  It took about 3 days and then suddenly, everything was working again.

UGH!!!!!!!!