At 9:17 AM -0400 5/5/09, Bernie Hylton wrote:
At home, I connect my MacBook to the internet through Mac mini
internet sharing with no problem except: I cannot connect email
(Mail or Thunderbird). It is apparently blocked by the firewall on
the mini for if I shut down the firewall, the connection works
fine. There must be an adjustment I can make in the firewall
settings to allow email through, but what is it (or is there
something else)?
Both machines run Mac OS10.4.11 Tiger.
On the Mini, in the Apple menu, select System Preferences. Then,
"Sharing" under "Internet & Network". Then click the "Firewall" tab.
Then click the "New..." button. In the "Port Name" drop-down menu,
select "Other". In the box for "TCP Port Numbers", enter the numbers
Betty gave in her message:
At 11:06 AM -0400 5/5/09, b_s-wilk wrote:
For POP email, incoming port is 110, outgoing is 25, 465 or 587
depending on provider; IMAP port is 143.
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Roger
Lovettsville, VA
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