Sunday, June 11, 2006, Alexander S. Kunz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> Hello [EMAIL PROTECTED] & everyone else,

> on 11-Jun-2006 at 09:49 you ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:

>> I hope some one on this list is on earthlink.net.  They are changing
>> their SMTP server to smtpauth.earthlink.net.  I can't get it to work;
>> and earthlink does not support The Bat!.  I can't get it to work in
>> Moilla eihter.

> I'm not using earthlink :) but smtpauth.something sure sounds like they
> require authentication before you can use their SMTP server to relay
> messages.

> Check Account / Properties / Transport.

> There's a button "Authentication".

> Check the tickbox "use SMTP authentication"

> Enter the username and password for your earthlink account below (or
> simply use "same user/password as for Mail Retrieval" if its the same)

> That should do it.

I did that; but it doesn't work.  As I was writing this, I thought I
would give it another try -- with one change.  Instead of using "same
user/password....", I checked "use specific settings".  That change made
it work -- even though the specific settings is the same as "same
user....".  Weird.



-- 
Thanks in advance



Using The Bat! 2.12.04
Under Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 1



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