Question : sending email from SugarCRM by using either a smtp server or exchange 2007

We are using Sugar CRM and need to send email from it. I have not been able to get email to send from exchange or a smtp server. With the smtp server I get an error:

Error emailing:SMTP Error: Could not connect to SMTP host.

I am using the same setting in outlook express and send email with out problems. I have not been able to figure out how to send through exchange at all.

Any suggeswtions on either?

Answer : sending email from SugarCRM by using either a smtp server or exchange 2007

From the box you are running SugarCRM, can you ping the smtp serevr using the name you are entering?
From the same box, if you run "telnet smtphost 25" do you get a response?
If you do, then you are connecting to the smtp gateway. The next steps are to test the smtp responses:

"helo"
"mail from:validemailaddress.com"
rcpt to:testemailaddress.com"
"data"
"type some junk"
"."
quit

This shoudl simulate an smtp conversation and send an email from validemailaddress to testemailaddress. From the error message, I would guess you are not even getting to the host though.