>Chip Scheide on 11/04/2002 09:32 wrote:
>My mother is using emailer v1.1.3
>and recently she was informed that her ISP (verizon) is hanging their
>SMTP servers to require authentication. On every email!
>
>Guess they can't figure out how to set the servers so they will not be
>open relay servers ; )
>
>anyway... after setting up the smtp server (new) that verizon wants her
>to use - she can no longer send mail. The server sends back an
>authentication error (550 I think).
>
>In the short term the older smtp servers are stil running, but those will
>(verizon did not specify when) go away.
>
>Any ideas?
>
>The log in, check mail then send does not resolve the issue.
I think she is a candidate for Baton Mail. I use it myself because my ISP
went to SMTP authentication last year. I have not had any problems. I put
an alias in the Startup items folder and it runs in the background
without any prompting on my part. It is a great app. and extends the life
of Emailer into this age of authentication schemes. Give it a try at:
www.mythtech.net
Gregory L. McNear
Fort Worth, Texas
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