Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: Jim Scolman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: ...Panther Mail and SMTP servers... Date: Fri, 4 Jun 2004 08:26:05 -0700
On the WiFi net at
the Library I can receive mail from both accounts just fine but when I send(and the Library says I should be able to) I get the message that the SMTP server smtp.mac.mail can not be used, would I like to
Jim,
I'm confused about the .mac bit, but the important bit to check out is if your smtp is working fine. My guess is that you're normally using mindspring and hence sending to a server such as mail.mindspring.com.
Problem #1 is most ISP's disable smtp for traffic not originating nor terminating in their domain for anti-spam reasons. Further, it is not impossible that the library has also disabled outgoing smtp.
The easy way to check the latter is to open a terminal window and try telnet <my-smtp-server-ip> 25
if it times out, you know it is being blocked somewhere. If not, try the following commands
helo there
mail from: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
rcpt to: <your other email address>
data
Subject: Just Testing
<EOM>
.
This will indicate if you can send or not. If you get an error message after the rcpt to: command, that means the isp is not relaying.
If any of the above fail, then the easy workarounds are as follows:
- Can you use a webmail service?
- Can you (perhaps through vpn/ssh etc) use a work or similar account from the 'inside'
- Services such as fastmail.fm (min $14 for member access) will let you use their smtp server with authentication. Fastmail also lets you use other ports if 25 is blocked.
HTH Pete.
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