Well Marck I knew this would happen, and although the basic problem
has not been solved, some basic education certainly has, and I thank
you.
The problem has been solved by using my ISP's SMTP server as you
described, I had no idea that could be done, I dunno how I missed
that, been usin email for a few years and never came across it before,
is it something that I should have known?
Don't know weather to feel like a goose....or a Bat!
Absolutely INVALUABLE group of people here, all of you.
Wednesday, March 14, 2001, you wrote:
MDP> In case you didn't find this in TB, it's in Account Properties ..
MDP> Transport .. SMTP Server .. Authentication .. Use "POP before SMTP
MDP> authentication".
Yup, it has always worked without this, but I had also checked this
box to no avail.
K>>> If you're already doing this, you might have an ISP conflict. If
K>>> you've used for instance Earthlink, AOL or MSN while trying to
K>>> send, try switching ports from 25 to 26 for the SMTP server. This
K>>> is because they block port 25 for third party servers.
MDP> (Interesting!).
Which? Switching from Port 25 to 26 or the blocking of third parties?
And if you don't mind me asking why? (Now that you have me
interested).
MDP> So, let me get this straight: Runbox provide you with POP and SMTP
MDP> services while your ISP provides you with a PPP VPOP to access the
MDP> other services.
Well the reason that I use a mail-host instead of my ISP is that the
mail-server they have is unreliable at times, and only takes 5Mb. This
is no good to me because if I'm away workin' for a few days and come
back the thing has filled.
MDP> Okay - there's a terminological mistake in this para which might
MDP> indicate some of the problem (or it might just be a typing slip). POP3
MDP> is the Post Office Protocol (v3), used to collect incoming mail for a
MDP> user. You will collect your incoming messages from the RunBox POP3
MDP> servers using this protocol. SMTP is the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
MDP> used to route outbound messages.
My mistake yes POP3 not POP, type lazyness :(
MDP> Does your main ISP have an SMTP server? If RunBox have messed up the
MDP> configuration of their SMTP server (which is what it seems to me has
MDP> happened here), can't you use your ISP's SMTP server instead? It
MDP> doesn't matter which server you use as long as you have authorization
MDP> to do so. You don't have to use RunBox's SMTP server for outbound
MDP> traffic just because you want your inbound messages to come through
MDP> that route.
Wow, I can't get over that, never knew it.
MDP> Well, see if there are any shreds of aid in the above.
Yeah well you can throw me some "shreds" anytime.
MDP> - --
MDP> Cheers -- .\\arck D. Pearlstone -- Moderator TBUDL / TBBETA / TBTECH
MDP> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thank you again Marck,
and Thomas,
and cheers to you all.
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