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Checking email before sending<\/span><\/h2>\nWhen you first open your email client, it automatically checks email first. However, if you attempt to send email\u00a0after about 30 minutes and you see this message, simply check your email for new messages. You\u2019ll then be able to send email if this is the problem (most common with Outlook). This occurs because some email servers allow sending of email after a successfull authentication to receive mail, while this can be good it can be a security issue.<\/p>\n
More often than not, when you get “Error 503” Outlook is telling you that you need to set up SMTP Authentication in your email client.<\/p>\n
Setting up SMTP Authentication<\/span><\/h2>\nConfiguring SMTP Authentication in your email client requires you to edit your email account SMTP (outgoing mail) settings. Add your email address and password to the SMTP settings and you\u2019ll receive no more Error 503 messages.<\/p>\n
How you set up SMTP Authentication depends on the email client you use. Here\u2019s how to set it up in\u00a0Outlook 2016:<\/p>\n
\n- Open Outlook 2016.<\/li>\n
- Open the\u00a0File<\/strong>\u00a0menu and select\u00a0Account Settings<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013>\u00a0Account Settings<\/strong>.
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<\/li>\n- In the\u00a0Account Settings<\/strong>\u00a0window, select the email account you wish to set up and select\u00a0Change\u2026<\/strong>
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<\/li>\n- In the\u00a0Change Account<\/strong>\u00a0window, click\u00a0More Settings\u2026<\/strong>
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<\/li>\n- From the\u00a0More Settings<\/strong>\u00a0window, select the\u00a0Outgoing Server<\/strong>\u00a0tab. (1.)<\/li>\n
- Check\u00a0My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication<\/strong>. (2.)
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.aspireweb.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Screenshot_071818_104729_AM.jpg\")
<\/li>\n- Select\u00a0Use same settings as my incoming mail server<\/strong>. (3.)<\/li>\n
- Click\u00a0OK<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
- On the\u00a0Internet E-Mail Settings<\/strong>\u00a0window, click\u00a0Next<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
- Click\u00a0Finish<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Configuring SMTP Authentication in your email client requires you to edit your email account SMTP (outgoing mail) settings. Add your email address and password to the SMTP settings and you\u2019ll receive no more Error 503 messages.<\/p>\n
How you set up SMTP Authentication depends on the email client you use. Here\u2019s how to set it up in\u00a0Outlook 2016:<\/p>\n
- \n
- Open Outlook 2016.<\/li>\n
- Open the\u00a0File<\/strong>\u00a0menu and select\u00a0Account Settings<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013>\u00a0Account Settings<\/strong>.
\n<\/li>\n- In the\u00a0Account Settings<\/strong>\u00a0window, select the email account you wish to set up and select\u00a0Change\u2026<\/strong>
\n<\/li>\n- In the\u00a0Change Account<\/strong>\u00a0window, click\u00a0More Settings\u2026<\/strong>
\n<\/li>\n- From the\u00a0More Settings<\/strong>\u00a0window, select the\u00a0Outgoing Server<\/strong>\u00a0tab. (1.)<\/li>\n
- Check\u00a0My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication<\/strong>. (2.)
\n<\/li>\n- Select\u00a0Use same settings as my incoming mail server<\/strong>. (3.)<\/li>\n
- Click\u00a0OK<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
- On the\u00a0Internet E-Mail Settings<\/strong>\u00a0window, click\u00a0Next<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
- Click\u00a0Finish<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
- In the\u00a0Account Settings<\/strong>\u00a0window, select the email account you wish to set up and select\u00a0Change\u2026<\/strong>