Which firewall did you turn off? You may have 2 firewalls, Windows and in your office router
Also your ISP may block port 25 to prevent outbound mail spam

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>>You can use blat command line utility to test with debug info https://sourceforge.net/projects/blat/files/latest/download.
>>There are few files in the zip but you only need blat.exe
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>>blat -body "test body" -server smtp.freesmtpservers.com -f tamar@istesting.com -to tamar@didthiswork.com -s "test subject" -debug
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>Thanks. That helps, since it eliminates VFP as a cause. I'm getting:
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>Error: Can't connect to server (timed out if winsock.dll error 10060)
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>Once again, this seems to indicate that something on my side is causing trouble. Tried with both firewall and virus scanning turned off and still get the same error.
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>Anyone have ideas for where to find an IT person who might have a clue (that is, who's used to working with developers, not just end users)?
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