I am no pro at this, but I also use OE.
Did you set up your account profile in OE?
Did you specify the server name for SMTP and POP3.
SMTP is used for outgoing mail.
What ISP are you using to connect to the internet?
Is OE set as your default mail program in Internet
Explorer?
These are things I believe you have to do to get it to
work.
kc