Hi Dierk,
On Tue, 31 Jul 2001, at 20:02:53 +0200 you wrote:
DH> Go to the web site of GMX and have a look at your settings there. It
DH> wasn't necessary for me, but others said that you have to set the
DH> preferences their, too. Maybe this goes especially for new users (I
DH> am a GMX customer for more than two years now).
When GMX introduced SMTP authentication (RFC 2554) they made this method
of authentication the default for new users. For long time users it
remained SMTP-after-POP, *but* it also works with authentication from
TB! (or any other MUA, if there are any ;-), even if the server side
setting is SMTP-after-POP. Fortunately not the other way round.
One can think of it as some kind of priority system: They have several
ways to determine if a sender has a right to use their servers. The most
unsecure is "SMTP-after-POP". A bit more secure is "SMTP-after-POP with
IP check". And the most secure way is authentication via RFC 2554. You
can always use a better authentication method than the server expects
you to, but never a less secure one.
>> I'm also curious to hear your feelings about GMX. It would be
>> especially helpful to hear from you are in North America (Nick?). How
>> has the performance been? Would you rely on GMX as your main POP
>> server? How long has it been in service, and do you expect it to
>> last?
Well, to be honest, I don't remember how long I've been a GMX user now.
:-) I just had a look into my archives and I found a message using my
GMX address from June 1998. I use GMX as my primary mail address. GMX
has been quite reliable over all those years. OK, there were times when
the service was down, mostly because they were overwhelmed by the fast
growing number of users. But nevertheless I really think they are doing
a great job.
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Regards,
Lars
The Bat! 1.53o on Windows NT 5.0 Build 2195 Service Pack 2
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