This is mostly an academic distinction, but POP and IMAP are incoming protocols, i.e. what gets used when you receive emails. SMTP is the outgoing protocol, i.e. the protocol that's used when you send out emails. I use IMAP now, but I still use SMTP for outgoing email. The difference is that I use Gmail's SMTP server which is secure and requires a password.
Before, I was using POP with Rod Runner, and it's SMTP server would only accept email from it's own network, i.e. when I was on Road Runner's broad band or dial up service. I was actually able to get around this at times by using a different SMTP server. As Sieghard said, you could switch to an email provider that has different restrictions on it's SMTP server and out going mail. You may be able to do this with your current email provider though just by checking your SMTP settings or your email providers options. On 12/01/13 01:24, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: > Hi Tessa, > > I can confirm what Chris said, when I was still using POP back in the Middle > Ages I had the same problem with my laptop when I was not at home. I am not > sure if there is an easy solution other than switching to a more modern > protocol such as IMAP or Exchange Active Sync which of course means using > gmail or Outlook.com (or Apple's email service, of course). > > I have been using full Exchange for my business email and Windows Live which > now is called Outlook.com for my personal email and the thought of going > back to POP is almost like going back to dialup after using high-speed > internet. > > > Regards, > Sieghard > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Tessa > Sent: Friday, January 11, 2013 10:43 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Can't send mail > > Hi: > My 4s will receive mail when I'm not on wireless but won't send it. It sends > > it fine once I connect to my wireless here at home, but that kind of defeats > > the point LOL as I want to be able to send mail when I'm out. It's a pop > account and I checked the settings but can't figure what might be wrong. > Any thoughts? Thanks for any assistance > Tessa > > My groups > blind gardener [email protected] > writing blind [email protected] > -- Christopher (CJ) chaltain at Gmail -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
