Iam unable to send any email out using Outlook Express, but I am getting all emails sent to me. Recently I signed up for free email and Instant Messaging with Yahoo, but when I was prompted to make Yahoo my default email I declined. When  I try to send an email out I get a MESSAGE that says "A time out occured while communicating with the server. Subject " (   )" Account " (my email account)" Server"SMTP.cebridge.net"Protocol: SMPT, Port:25, Secure [SSL]:NO, Error no. 0x800CCC19
I contacted the tech support for the cable internet service I subscribe to but all I was told was that the error number that I'm getting is so common that they doesnt know what is wrong!!! Ihave done several scans with my antivirus and I have also checked for ad/spyware. I am the only one who uses this computer so I know that the settings in Outlook Express have not been changed. I am at a loss as what to do next. I am no where near a computer expert, Im really new to using a computer so I really dont know what else to do. Thank you for any and all help!!!shantiel.......It sounds like something is amuck with the way your mail account is set up ......I assume it was working ok before the Yahoo thing ......If you are using the yahoo instant messaging ......your outlook settings may have been comprimised .....I would do this ......go to your outlook express inbox ....click on Tools /Accounts......now select the mail tab  ........click properties and check all the settings ......if necessary delete the default mail account thats there now and ADD
a new one ..( you may have to phone your service provider to confirm all the settings that are there now .)

The settings that may be suspect would be .......click the SERVERS tab .....look at Outgoing Mail [SMTP]
Advanced tab...... Server Port number [probably 25 ]

let us know how you make out .

dl65  Give this a shot... Click Start -> Accessories -> System Tools -> System Restore. Click on System Restore.... Look where the dot is, and make sure that "Restore my hard disk to an eralier time" is selected. Click Next. Now, you will see a calendar... Click on the day BEFORE this problem happened, and select a time on that date. Make sure that the correct date/time is selcted, and click next. After just click ok. Now, your computer will restart, and your hard disk will revert itself to the day BEFORE, when everything was ok. Now, this might take a little while, so have patience! Let us know what happens!  

[glb]Flame[/glb]Sorry it took so long for me to reply but I've been working w/ the ISP's tech support on this too. So let me get you caught up on what has gone on with this. I checked and all of my Outlook Express accounts are correct and by the way the server port is 25. Is this okay?  I reset all my IE settings to default, the settings that came w/ the computer, which were all MSN. The tech support suggested this incase the problems are  due to Yahoo. I downloaded Microsoft Antispyware and did a full scan and removed everything it found. I couldn't do a system restore because I was advised by the tech support to turn off the system restore temporarily while I ran antivirus and ad/spyware scans so that it my computer could be "properly" scanned. I was also advised by tech support to turn off the outbound email scanning on my firewall and antivirus. Well, sadly none of this has helped, in fact the problem is worse because now I cant receive email either. Now I'm getting a message that says "  An error has occured. Account: '(.......),Server: 'smtp.cebridge.net' Protocol: SMTP, Server response: 421 cannot connect to SMPT server 24.206.159.131 [24.206.159.131.25] Connect error 10060, port 25 Secure [SSL]: No, Server error 421, Error number 0x800CCC19 ". I did online scans at different av sites incase they found something my av missed but My computer is clean of viruses and ad/spyware so I dont know what to do next. Also now my computer is freezing up, SOMETIMES for extended periods of time.  :'(I am really stuck as what to do next, so if you have any more suggestions they would be greatly appreciated! The tech support said they were experiencing technical difficulties with the email service and this is why I'm getting this new error. I dont think that is the case with me because my friend uses the same internet service provider and shes having no TROUBLE sending /receiving email.