On 5/18/06 11:07 AM, "Bellwether" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> What you need to do is change the outgoing port to 587, change the smtp > servers back to mail.johnfquinn.com, and set the appropriate authentication. > If you Google for soemthing like Entourage Port 587, you'll find several > sites that show with screenshots. There's even an Apple Discussion about > Port 587 and optonline, but I'm having trouble getting it to load at this > minute. > > This is the route I had to take to use my mac.com and earthlink.net accounts > as POP with charter.net. Linda, Thanks for the info. See this little google entry: > > SMTP (outgoing mail) port 25 is the default port used by an e-mail client to > connect to an e-mail server. This is also the default port to send e-mail. > Many ISPs and hotels are now blocking port 25 access to 3rd party mail servers > to help reduce their spam problems. > > The solution to work around port 25 blocking is to send mail via > mail.inno-tech.com using port 587, the default port for authenticated e-mail. > The following instructions outline how to change popular e-mail client > programs to use SMTP port 587. > There is another Google help entry from Mac partners, that would change the smtp server to <outgoing.mit.edu> using port 587 Another entry on google states that if 587 doesn't work try 465 I'll search around these Google entries including the Mac and Optonline, if I can find it. However, right now, I have to prepare for tonight's lesson. I guess if one tried for instance the mail.inno-tech.com with the port 587 and it didn't work the machine wouldn't blow uP ? Maybe I'll try <outgoing.mit.edu> with port 587, from Mac partners. Decisions... Decisions. Any certainties? Oh yes: 'The flower that once has blown forever dies.' Thanks John Quinn -- 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/>
