The problem is that every access point has a different policy on whether or not they allow you to use SMTP servers outside their domain. They do this to prevent spam. So even if you have an SMTP server you can theoretically reach from anywhere (like .Mac) the ISP may block you.
Although I haven't done this, one possibility is to run an SMTP server on your Mac, and then use that server to send your mail. Apple includes sendmail (or postfix if you have Panther) that should do the job. There are instructions on the net on how to set this up; try Google or macosxhints.com. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lindsley Williams Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 5:54 AM To: Entouragers Subject: Entourage at Internet Cafes My wife and I are away from our home base often. To maintain contact and keep up with our work, we sometimes locate internet cafes with either an Ethernet port (common at Kinkos, for really modest or low fees; sometimes free) or various Wi-Fi locales, including Apple stores. We get mixed results with our email accounts at these other locations. Going to an Apple store with its Airport, we have never had a problem receiving or sending email (the Apple Stores we've been at don't require Airport network passwords, at least so far; I know some do). But, elsewhere in Ethernet/Wi-Fi situations, we often (but not always) encounter a barrier to SENDING mail. I suspect this problem involves both our settings as well as those in the host site of the moment. For some internet cafes, we can't tell what our success will be sending mail until after we've paid the temporary connection fee. Our workaround, which is inefficient but suffices, is to use our ISP's "webmail" system and "compose" replies on it. But that results in the outgoing mail record being kept elsewhere until we grab each one back into our central records. Let me add that we each have, at least for now, POP accounts and it's those I am trying to work with for now. What can/should we do to give us the best chance of obtaining a full connection? If we try to maximize our success on that front, are we opening up our systems to unwanted invasion by others? Or, should we bite the bullet and convert to IMAP protocols on our host ISP and our Entourage installations? If the latter, is there a "primer" on that subject that this list's members recommend? Thanks, Lindsley Williams -- 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/>
