have you checked the server name in the account config?
can you telnet on 25 to that server and get a response?

"novice" <novice@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I can receive email, but am unable to send using windows live mail. I am
> using Vista Home Premium and get an 815 error message which reads: The
> broadband connection could not be established on your computer because the
> remote server is not responding. This could be caused by an invalid
> "Server
> Name" field for this connection. Please contact your internet service
> provider and inquire about the correct value for this field and update it
> in
> the connection properties.