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My e-mail was returned used Outlook to send it but it came back?

I sent an e-mail to somebody using Outlook and it was returned obviously by the server. The e-mail address is correct however there must be something wrong with either my Outlook or the mail server of my friend that i'm sending to. The only details I can give you is that it was returned by a valid Mail Delivery system and said the reason was: SMTP error from remote mail server after RCPT and then at the end after it told me who I sent it to etc it said: Relay access denied What is going on? Somebody please help me out! One more real important thing is that I tried sending an e-mail using MSN and that worked fine ... why the hell can't I use Outlook and why the problems? Thanks for all help...

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1. your outlook is not set correct - your smtp should lok just like your pop - example pop.rcptmail.com or what ever your provider gave you - use tools go to accounts find your provder click propertys then go to server and look at both pop and smtp to see if they match
2. Email servers fight spam by not relaying messages. To put it another way, you must have access to a mail server to use it. ISPs grant access in two ways. They either grant access to everyone on their network and block outside access or they require you to authenticate with the server. Basically it sounds like your Outlook settings are wrong. Your ISP should have detailed directions. Search their help site.