Outgoing Email not working

Hello,

   I am having another issue with my Elgg.. I am using byethehost14.com which apparently is one of the few totally free hosts that work with elgg. As I am not yet making any money out of my network I decided to go free to start with so I can get a feel of what elgg is all about.


ANYWAYZ..... the outgoing email is not working at all. I have emailed my host who says they are not blocking any communication and the email issues is on my end and not the fault of them.

Of course, when someone signs up, a validation email should be sent out... it is not. If I try to communicate with a user via the website (and not his email directly) it does not work. Also I have notifications set up so I am informed when any activity happens on the network... that also does not work.

 

I have not tried to see if a basic contact form would work or not, but according to tech support... it would... What am I doing wrong?? HELP!!! My hair is turning Grey!!!