On Wednesday, May 1, 2002, 12:10:31 PM, DG wrote: > Some SMTP servers, HOTPop for example, require you be authenticated to it's > POP server prior to sending through their SMTP server, hence this may, and > probably is, the reason you are getting a send error if you have not yet > authenticated, or not have within a certain time, to the POP server.
That sounds exactly like the problem, as soon as I authenticate with the POP server I can send mail. Now that I understand it I can make sure that I do things in the correct sequence! It is good to know that there is a reason for the behaviour, it is not just random weirdness! Thanks for clearing that up. Regards Christopher mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Using The Bat! v1.60h on Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 ________________________________________________________ Current Ver: 1.60h FAQ : http://faq.thebat.dutaint.com Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives : http://tbudl.thebat.dutaint.com Moderators : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] TBTech List: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]