Akimet configuration problem

Hi again,

After intalling wordpress, and getting an API key from wordpress account, i’ve manually typed the API key into the ‘Akismet configuration’ box in wordpress and it keeps saying – “WordPress.com API Key
Your key appears invalid. Double-check it.”

I’ve double-checked it many times, and it won’t work….

So then i’ve tried to trawl the forums, and there isn’t much about this problem – someone pointed to the fact that it could be that my hosting server is denying access, so i got in touch with them, asking if it could be a problem with their side ….. they said –

“Hi

No, in a word 😉 We use Askimet ourselves on our ndousers.com forum, albeit with PunBB, without errors (apart from the Askimet key validation timing out occassionally)

If the plugin won’t activate, then it’s either a problem with the key or the key server, or the settings/permissions for the plugin are incorrect”

I have no idea what i’m doing, as you may have already guessed, so what do i do next?

Any help greatly greatly greatly appreciated

Tom