Sorry for the delay, but I'm now back. Problem computer in the skip, and now on brand new machine, with important guff saved from old one before ditching it.
It wasn't anything to do with dodgy downloads or websites, as I don't go much beyond Pprune, and Itunes.
Anyway, this little beauty sings.
Trouble is Windows 7!
No Outlook Express, windows live email instead, which having set up my email accounts, receives messages fine, but when I try to send, I get this error message:
The server does not support a SSL connection.
Subject 'test'
Server Error: 250
Server Response: 250 8BITMIME
Server: 'mail.btinternet.com'
Windows Live Mail Error ID: 0x800CCC7D
Protocol: SMTP
Port: 25
Secure(SSL): Yes
The email account is with btyahoo, and when I went into 'properties' discovered that the 'My server requires authentication' box under 'Outgoing Mail Server', in the 'Servers' tab was unchecked (in XP it was checked).
'Aha' I thought, and checked the box.
Still no joy.
Any ideas anyone?