Try changing your outgoing mail server with smtp.bellsouth.net... John
On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 5:44 PM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer <[email protected]>wrote: > I don't use the Apple Mail program but a friend asked me to help him > with Apple Mail, so I'm trying it out. BUT I'm running into a problem > with the outgoing mail server. > > My ISP is Bellsouth and in setting up an account in Mail I get the > account info from Powermail (that's the email program I use). My > outgoing mail server is mail.bellsouth.net. > > All the account settings in Mail are the same as the account settings in > powermail. I am able to receive mail in the account I set up in Apple > Mail BUT when I try to send mail from my bellsouth account in using > Apple Mail I get this error message > > > The SMTP server "mail.bellsouth.net" is not responding. Check your > network connection and that you entered the correct information in the > "Outgoing Mail Server" field. > If it still doesn't respond, the server might be temporarily > unavailable. If you continue, you may not be able to send any mail. > > I have no problems using the same account in Powermail. > > What gives? > > Thanks. > > Harry > > > _______________________________________________ > The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will > be January 27 at MacAuthority, 128 Breckinridge Lane. > Posting address: [email protected] > Information: http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup > > -- U-2 & SR-71 web page http://www.blackbirds.net Those who would sacrifice Liberty for Security deserve neither -Benjamin Franklin Blog: http://johnsstone.tumblr.com/
_______________________________________________ The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will be January 27 at MacAuthority, 128 Breckinridge Lane. Posting address: [email protected] Information: http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup
