John, I think you got it, pretty much. Although I could swear that previously I wasn't getting incoming mail -- I could see it sitting in my Verizon account when I signed in on line but it wasn't downloading -- I somehow advanced to the point you, and others, have described: getting incoming, but not able to send.
And I see I can only send using a bellsouth email address (when signed onto the bellsouth account I set up at my mother's place (for my visits, not for her)). But what's the deal with the various wireless networks one runs into at hospitals, coffee shops, etc.? Some that I hop onto I can send and receive using my Verizon e-mail. Others I can't use email on at all. ------ Forwarded Message From: John DeCarlo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2007 23:34:32 -0400 Subject: Re: Internet but no mail server On 4/11/07, Harvey Simon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I hope I didn't say I can send, but not receive email. If so I apologize. > I can do neither. On some networks. On others I can do both. So, all or > nothing. > Many ISPs will not let you send email (on port 25) to any outgoing mail server except their own. Some may prevent you from downloading via POP, but I haven't seen that. So typically you should be able to download your email from anywhere, but not be able to send any from most places. If you want to send via the Verizon outgoing mail server (something like mail.verizon.net, for example), you will need to be using the Verizon ISP. If your neighbor's wireless is using a cable provider for an ISP, sending won't work. There can be other reasons as well. Did you post your configuration? For example, do you have the incoming mail server set to "pop.verizon.net" and the outgoing to "mail.verizon.net"? (I don't know if those are the right ones, but if you post what you have, that will be instructive.) -- John DeCarlo, My Views Are My Own ************************************************************************ * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************************ * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived ************************************************************************ ------ End of Forwarded Message ************************************************************************ * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************************ * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived ************************************************************************
