Title: Problem Sending Test Email
Last modified: March 16, 2018

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# Problem Sending Test Email

 *  [thatprchick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thatprchick/)
 * (@thatprchick)
 * [8 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-sending-test-email-2/)
 * Here is the error report:
 * Versions:
    WordPress: 4.9.1 WordPress MS: No PHP: 7.1.14 WP Mail SMTP: 1.2.5
 * Params:
    Mailer: smtp Constants: No ErrorInfo: SMTP connect() failed. [https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/wiki/Troubleshooting](https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/wiki/Troubleshooting)
   Host: meshekengr-com.mail.protection.outlook.com Port: 587 SMTPSecure: tls SMTPAutoTLS:
   bool(true) SMTPAuth: bool(false)
 * Server:
    OpenSSL: Yes SMTP Debug: 2018-03-16 19:39:05 Connection: opening to 
   meshekengr-com.mail.protection.outlook.com:587, timeout=300, options=array ( )
   2018-03-16 19:39:07 Connection: Failed to connect to server. Error number 2. “
   Error notice: stream_socket_client(): unable to connect to meshekengr-com.mail.
   protection.outlook.com:587 (Connection refused) 2018-03-16 19:39:07 SMTP ERROR:
   Failed to connect to server: Connection refused (111) 2018-03-16 19:39:07 SMTP
   connect() failed. [https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/wiki/Troubleshooting](https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/wiki/Troubleshooting)
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   to see the link]_

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 * Last activity: [8 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-sending-test-email-2/)
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