Could it be that it works when you have a PPP dialup account, but not when you have a DSL account with earthlink?
-- Paul Berkowitz > From: Allen Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: "Entourage:mac Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2002 18:50:37 -0800 > To: "Entourage:mac Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Earthlink and mac.com > > 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 >> > > -- > My web page: <http://home.earthlink.net/~allenwatson/> > My scripts page: <http:homepage.mac.com/allenwatson> > Microsoft MVP for Mac Entourage/Word--<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > -- > 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/> > -- 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/>
