Bob Warner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Accessing my mail on At&T WorldNet via CE & dialup works fine (so > apparently my settings in CE for At&t WorldNet via dialup are correct). > > Cable connection working fine for IE etc. (via settings in TCP/IP) - so > apparently my cable connection settings are correct. > > But when I try to access my mail via CE & cable the Connection Window > says "Checking email account" and just sits there, so obviously no > connection. No error msg - no authentication problem, Nothing.
AT&T WorldNet keeps their POP3 server hidden behind a firewall. You can't get to it unless you're dialed in directly to their network. (Well, that's not entirely true. You *could* access their POP3 server ... if your email client supported SSL connections to nonstandard port numbers -- neither of which Emailer supports.) So what you're seeing is probably exactly what the firewall wants you (as a potential intruder) to see. The only way for Emailer to access your AT&T WorldNet mail is if you (1) make a dialup PPP connection directly to their network, or (2) forward your AT&T WorldNet email to a POP3 server that you *can* access from your cable-provider's network. ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe send a mail message with a SUBJECT line of "unsubscribe" to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> or <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
