[awarechimp]

I used a registry scanner to fix some problems the scanner asked me to send infomation it found by e-mail when e-mail sent the following Windows Mail Message appeared.

The message could not be sent. The authentication setting might not be correct for your outgoing e-mail [SMTP] server. For help solving this problem, go to Help, search for "Troubleshoot Windows Mail", and read the "I'm having problems sending e-mail" section. If you need help determining the proper server settings, please contact your e-mail service provider.

The rejected e-mail address was 'Free Registry Fix Support Team<alex@pcreply.com'. Subject 'Support information', Account: 'mail.bigpond.com', Server: 'mail.bigpond.com', Protocol: SMTP, Server Response: '550 Invalid recipient: <Free>', Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No, Server Error: 550, Error

Any advice Ref this error will be greatly appreciated

[Mumbodog]

If you do not have Windows mail configured to send mail, this could be the problem.

Do you use WMail to send emails otherwise?

[awarechimp]

Yes Mumbodog I have been using Windows Mail for about 2 years and this is the first time this error has occurred. I have been using some registy scanners to help speed things up a bit this may have caused windows mail settings to change however I have no experiance with settings settings. Also I make a restore point and did backup to external drive before fixing scanner errors I have not tried to restore or put back backed up files,

[Mumbodog]

System restore should do it. Try it.

[TheOutcaste]

Originally Posted by awarechimp

I used a registry scanner to fix some problems

Generally not a good idea, they will cause more problems than they will fix. Click one of the tags below (bottom left of thread) for a list of other threads with more info.

Originally Posted by awarechimp

The rejected e-mail address was 'Free Registry Fix Support Team<alex@pcreply.com'.

Originally Posted by awarechimp

Server Response: '550 Invalid recipient: <Free>'

I've highlighted and changed the color of the relevant error. It sees the email address as just Free, not Free Registry Fix Support Team<alex@pcreply.com
The email name contains spaces and they forgot to quote it. They also forgot the closing ">" after the email address. It should have been
"Free Registry Fix Support Team" <alex@pcreply.com>

If they can't get something as simple as their own email address correct, do you really want them messing around in your registry?

[awarechimp]

Restored as Mumbodog suggested did no fix problem.
The outcast sent e-mail with your sugested address changes same error came up I also read info on reg scanners will leave them alone now.

Many thanks to you both

[TheOutcaste]

I've had problems with typing in the name in quotes with some email clients as well. you might try using just the email address without the quoted part or the <> symbols