Brian - thanks - that¹s what I have checked I even set up a new account with the original info. My dial up ISP recently had me change phone numbers for access. I wonder if its sometheing they did on their server as they fought of the recent virus attack?? Dan >> Since you say you're using Entourage: >> >> Go to "Tools" in the menubar, pull it down and open "Accounts" at the very >> bottom. When the Accounts box opens, double click the name of your account. >> The Edit Account box will open. Click the Account Setting tab, go to the >> bottom and you'll see Sending Mail. In that area there'll be a drop down >> menu for Advanced Sending options. Open it and make sure the third option, >> "SMTP Server Requires Authentication" is checked, and under that make sure >> the top box saying you want the same settings as you use for "sending mail" >> is also checked. >> >> Hope this helps, >> Brian