Hey guys, I had the same issue and resolved it the way Dave suggests. FYI the shaw link is http://support.shaw.ca/customercare/faq.htm I just happened to cross it while surfing one day.
Doug ----- Original Message ----- From: Dave Watkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Saturday, February 14, 2004 9:18 am Subject: RE: [clug-talk] Setting up KMail for a shawmail account.... > Morning all, > > I've gotten into the habit of using the FQDN, fully qualified > domain names, > of any email provider rather than the "shortcut" that many of them > use such > as "mail", "shawmail" etc. As pointed out, but not defined, Shaw's > FQDN for > POP and SMTP is shawmail.cg.shawcable.net. More than once I've > got mail > working using the shortcuts which resolve without a problem most > of the time > and then had it fail with a "server not found" at some time later. > This is > especially true when behind a "router" (read NAT box). Or when > posting FROM > another provider's network on a valid account. > > Cheers, > > Dave Watkins > Calgary, Alberta, Canada > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.davewatkins.net > Voice: 403-701-5746 Fax: 403-266-0626 > > Hardware/Software Sales, Service & Support > Electronics Restoration Specialists > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Brad Camroux > Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 11:35 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [clug-talk] Setting up KMail for a shawmail account.... > > Hello, > > I just wonder if anyone out there has set up KMail > using a shawmail account. I can't seem to get it > going; granted, there's nothing to tell me what to do. > All I have to go on is that POP3 and SMTP are > "shawmail" -- which I have entered into the "host" > field in KMail's setup. > > If anyone could give some pointers, it would be much > appreciated. > > Thanks in advance, > > Brad Camroux > Student - Geophysics > University of Calgary > Calgary, Alberta > > ===== > > "Even the smallest person can change the course of the future" > -- From the Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > > > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca
