Those settings (Robyn's settings) work for me too (using smtp.mac.com to send mail while connected to my earthlink account). The fact that you have to authenticate the smtp server using your itools username/password maybe why it works for those that have been successful.
EarthLink's port 25 blocking policy better not apply to mac.com because new machines that get configured to use EarthLink also are using the mac.com server to send email. EarthLink better allow that or it breaks a lot of new EarthLink users. I've tested this and so I'll say this again: "EarthLink is in no way blocking mac.com email". Dave on 2/23/02 6:50 PM, Allen Watson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I've tried those exact same settings and they do not work for me. <shrug> I > really don't care, to be honest. I get a spinning rainbow disk (OS X), and > eventually the connection times out. But it works when I use > smtp.earthlink.net (with no authentication), so I just use that. It sure is > puzzling. Not that it does not work for many of us like me, since that is > Earthlink's published policy, but that it DOES work for you! > > On or near 2/23/02 6:35 PM, Robyn Phillips at [EMAIL PROTECTED] > observed: > >> on 23/2/02 13:15, Allen Watson wrote: >> >>> >>> If you don't mind my asking, what are your settings for the mac.com account >>> (using pseudonyms and pseudo-passwords, of course)? >> >> Allen, >> >> I have the similar settings to those Steve Sell mentioned: >> >> Email address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Account ID: robynphillips >> >> POP Server: mail.mac.com >> Password: ************** >> >> There is a tick in the box to save the password in my Mac OS Keychain >> >> There are no advanced receiving options set >> >> SMTP Server: smtp.mac.com >> >> And then inside the advanced receiving options set >> There is a tick for SMTP server requires authentication >> There is a check for Use same settings as receiving mail server. >> >> This setup works to send and receive my mac.com mail for when I dial into >> Earthlink both from internal modem or Airport. >> >> Robyn >> -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
