Help........problem sending activation email

[hope22]

l   just installed  a new  smf 1.1.7   after selecting '' Method of registration employed for new members''=Member activation,  the activation mail cannot be sent... Can anyone help with how l can correct that....

[H]

Welcome to SMF.
Are there any errors in your error log? (Admin area > Error log)
Which mail method are you using? (Check in Server Settings)

[hope22]

I  empty the error message from the error log, but do not know how to configure the  outgoing mail option .    the  admin  email address  that l added is  [email protected]. lam  a new user,please  help  with the settings.

[H]

So you are using the default (PHP Mail) method?
Is the e-mail you're using an address that is actually valid?
You may want to contact your provider and ask if PHP Mail is correctly configured

[hope22]

Feature Configuration
   Mail type    =php default
   SMTP server =   
   SMTP port =   25
   SMTP username =myusername
   SMTP password= my psw

yes  l am using the php default  l  tried to  change the admin email address to   free address i.e yahoo ,but still can't work.

[H]

Please check the error log again. If you haven't had anyone register lately you may be able to force an error by sending yourself an e-mail through News and newsletters

If there is nothing there you should either use the SMTP method (you'll need a valid SMTP server, search this site for details) or you'll need to contact your host and ask them why mail() doesn't seem to be working.