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outgoing mail server 'comcast' not sending in netscape
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before I hear "switch to Thunderbird!"......lol....
smtp.comcast.net isn't allowing the mail to be sent when Im in cafes and restaurants and such.
I can receive messages from all my accounts on my Netscape window, but when sending it just keeps on saying "connecting to smtp.comcast.net" and never does.
Any ideas what my outgoing mail server settings should be when I'm out mobile?
They are the same prefs at home from my G5.
(play "Communication Breakdown" while reading this post)
thanks!
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I think before you hear "switch to Thunderbird" you'll hear "not Powerbook or MBP specific! Use the correct forum!"
In any case, is there a chance you need to give a log-in and password for Comcrap...I mean Comcast's smtp server? Or is it possible they simply don't allow you to send mail other than from home? Have you checked with their tech support?
Steve
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Sounds like more of a port blocking issue than a client issue.
Next time this happens, try doing this in your terminal:
telnet comcast.smtp.server.name 25
where the server name is whatever you are using in your client
If you don't get a response, port 25 (the default SMTP port) is indeed being blocked. Chances are, Comcast is only allowing connections from their LAN, rather than using SMTP AUTH.
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so i call comcast, and i get the "try port 587"...still no dice!
How is this not Forum specific? I wouldn't drag my G5 into this cafe to try and get on...
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PS - I woulda been using Thunderbird LONG ago but can never seem to import 6 years worth of Netscape mail (3.5 gigs) into it's conversion....
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Moderator Join Date: Oct 2001
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Try the Networking forum.
Steve
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Your problem is that outgoing authentication should use the servers of the originating network. At least that was my problem when I tried the same thing at work. I had to change my outgoing servers to use the internet provider's servers. So, at home, smtp.comcast.net, at work, I had to use smtp.pogozone.net.
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This really does NOT belong in a hardware forum, because it's a NETWORKING issue, and has little if anything to do with the particular Mac you're using. I'm moving it to the Networking forum.
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Glenn -----
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Originally Posted by M4LFUNCT10N 
Your problem is that outgoing authentication should use the servers of the originating network. At least that was my problem when I tried the same thing at work. I had to change my outgoing servers to use the internet provider's servers. So, at home, smtp.comcast.net, at work, I had to use smtp.pogozone.net.
That is exactly the problem SMTP Auth solves... I don't know why it isn't more common.
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