Check your internet options that they are set properly.
Double check the server name, there may be a typo. Try re-entering it completely.
The default port for SMTP is 993, not 25.
Also,make sure that your firewall is set to allow outlook express to access the internet.
Also check your hosts file if that URL got wrongly redirected.
The hosts file is located in:
\windows\system32\drivers\etc\
It's an extentionless text file.
Electro
April 2011