How to Fix Outlook for Mac 2011 won't send any Email

If you are unable to send or receive any messages on your Mac even if your Mac is connected to the Internet then it is clear that the issue could be with the provider of your email service. Or sometime it happens because of missing or outdated settings in the Accounts section of Mail preferences (Mail > Preferences).

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Generally this issue appears when Mac users updated their system from OS X to Yosemite, after updating user gets unable to open Mail app and getting errors. Different errors can also prevent the user from sending or receiving email. Some other related errors are: SMTP server connection error, a mailbox that’s apparently stuck offline, a frequent request for a password from Mail app, or some other connection error. If you’re suffering from any of these issues with Mail app then apply the below given solution to fix them:

Problem 1: Mail indicates to a Problem with the Mail Server or Network

If your mail app is displaying error that it’s unable to connect because of a problem with the mail server or network, or the error message indicates to a connection that timed out or too many concurrent connections:

If you’re trying to send an email and connected to the Internet but the connection timed out automatically without sending the mail then it is sure that your email provider could be experiencing a service outage. Immediately contact them or check their status webpage to make sure that their mail service is online.

Some Examples of status pages:

• iCloud mail status
• Gmail status
• Yahoo mail status
• AOL mail status
• Outlook mail status

Problem 2: Mail says that your account appears to be offline

Mail app display and error message, your account appears to be offline due to a network problem.

If your Mac system is connected to the internet but your account appears to be offline then your email settings might no longer be right. In order to view your current settings in Mail, select Preferences from the Mail menu-> click Accounts -> then choose your email account.

Generally, Mac automatically uses the accurate account settings for many email providers. You can use Mail Settings Lookup to see those settings, or get the settings directly from your email provider.

Problem 3: Email doesn’t arrive as soon as you expect

If you are unable to send or receive emails instantly or email app is taking longer to arrive, or it might reach your destination on one device before arriving on another device. Then make it clear that email delivery time is programmed by your email provider, and delivery time could also be affected by the internet speed. If you often experience significant email delays, contact your email provider or Internet provider. If you are facing such issue when communicating with a particular person, then that person may need to contact their email provider or Internet provider.

Still can’t send or receive email!

Step 1: First of all make it clear that you installed the latest Mac software updates, if you are facing such issue just after installing a previous update.

Step 3: In OS X El Capitan or later version, here you will find a status icon and brief error message in the upper-right corner of the Mail window, under the Search field. Message describes that “Network Offline” or “Login Failed,” for example. Click the message to see more details about the issue.

Step 3: verify your connection in Mail Connection Doctor. Here you will get some more information about the error.

Entourage Repair Tool

If you are unable to access, Open or send/receive any message from your Mac Outlook then you need to repair it‘s entourage database that store all the information about your entourage mail app. This tool is perfect for those who are unable to run any manual method or still unable to get any output after applying manual error fix for entourage.

Simply download, install and apply the tool in order to make your entourage mail app normal and error free. This tool is very effective and you can easily operate to get rid of entourage database errors, it will scan your entourage database and fix all types of internal issues.

STEPS TO RESTORE Corrupted  ENTOURAGE Database

Step 1: Start the Entourage repair Tool software. After that ‘Select Entourage Database File’ dialog box that gets displayed first by default. Now in the text box you will find a default location of database file, is by default selected. Press on ‘Browse‘ option to select database file from any other location.

Step 2: After this the file will scan itself. After the completion of scanning process, a summary message box will get displayed. Hit on the ‘Close’ button to close this summary message box.

Step 3: After this have a preview of the repaired Entourage database file before saving, open it in Stellar Phoenix Entourage Repair. You will find the default repaired mail which is displayed on the preview window. To have a preview of any mail, hit on ‘Mail’ button of the Tool bar or go to ‘View’ menu and click Mail option. You can even select your desired Entourage mailbox folder to see its contents.

Step 4: Now to save the repaired entourage file at your desired location, click on the File option on the application’s menu bar. Then select the ‘Save Repaired File’ option and after this you will find the ‘Destination Folder’ dialog box. Select your desired destination for saving the repaired file.

Step 5: At last you will find a saving process dialog box. You can even click on ‘Stop’ button to stop the file saving process.