On 9/30/05 2:30 PM, "BobGir2004" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Just checked into a hotel, connected my iBook via the hotel-supplied
> ethernet cable and got online and checked and downloaded my mail
> using Entourage v11.2.0 and latest version of Tiger.
>
> However, when I try to_ send_ mail using Entourage I get this Alert:
>
> Error. Authentication failed because Entourage doesn't support any of
> the available authentication methods. Error -17897.
Many hotels (as well as airports, conference centers and so on) will force
your SMTP connection through their proxy server which won't know what to do
when Entourage attempts to authenticate before sending. Turn off
authentication in your account settings and you should be able to send OK.
If you travel a lot, you might want to consider using this simple script
which I cobbled together with the help of Mickey Stevens. It toggles SMTP
auth on and off - note that if you have more than one email account
configured you'll need to tweak the script accordingly:
tell application "Microsoft Entourage"
tell POP account 1
if SMTP requires authentication is true then
set SMTP requires authentication to false
else
set SMTP requires authentication to true
end if
end tell
end tell
Cheers,
Lars
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