On 11/6/04 11:14 AM, chris wrote: >I have no idea why you would try smtp.localhost... but I'm sure you had >your reasons. > >Since you are trying to do this with OS X, use 127.0.0.1 as the SMTP >server name instead of localhost (or in your case, where you used >smtp.localhost). For some really strange reason, OS X doesn't like to >work with the locahost term despite the fact that is should be setup for >it and it is more or less a *nix standard to accept it. > >But whatever, regardless of the reasons, I have found that OS X doesn't >want to let Classic use the locahost term, so simply use 127.0.0.1 (which >is what localhost means anyway, so you are using the direct IP address >for it instead, which any IP stack will support)
This tip from Chris was a lifesaver a while back, when I set up my G5 and made the leap to OS 10. I've used Baton Mail for several years, to accomplish a SMTP connection, but "localhost" did not work with OS 10.3.5---however, "127.0.0.1" did work. Claris Emailer lives on! Bob Fowler ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe send a mail message with a SUBJECT line of "unsubscribe" to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> or <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
