Entering smtp credentials into config dialog

Question: First time I tried to send a message using 1st Mass Mailer, the message would not go through. It gives me connection failure error

Brief Answer: You need to make sure you specified a correct host name for SMTP server

Answer: In the options dialog, SMTP Settings tab, make sure you have specified the correct (letter for letter) name of the SMTP server, because it is a very common problem to misspell it.

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