Re: balsa outgoing mail

[Steffen Klemer <masterofheap gmx net>]

Am 2002.12.19 00:35 schrieb(en) Phil Reardon:
> Mozilla did not ask for user and password for smtp, so balsa should not 
> need it either.  Why is that there?


Some isp want there clients to authorize so not the whole world is able to 
sent mails (spam...)
But I really don't know what your problem could else be.
Have you already tried my first tip or to reinstall libesmtp?
In the source-distribution of libesmtp there is also a test program, 
perhaps this will help in any way?

> 
> Phil
> 
> Steffen Klemer wrote:
> 
>> Am 2002.12.17 22:41 schrieb(en) Phil Reardon:
>> 
>>> Hi:  I have been using Mozilla mail sucessfully on by Debian Sid box, 
>>> and would like to switch to Balsa.  However I seem unable to send out 
>>> mail. I checked this by sending mail to myself, but it never arrived.
>>> I have a pop3 account at Interland, and outgoing mail should go 
>>> through smtp.comcast.net.  I tried specifying the port as 25 using a 
>>> colon, ie, smpt.comcast.net:25, but I still never see the mail I send 
>>> out to myself.  Any suggestions?
>>> 
>> 
>> Don't know, but perhaps your isp only supports smtp after pop
>> -> Try to first check for new mail and then send mail.
>> -> Or you need a user and password (check your mozilla settings)
>> 
>> cu
>> /Steffen
>> 
> 
> 
cu
/Steffen

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