on 5/31/2002 9:45 AM, Remo Del Bello at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On 5/31/02 7:56 AM, Pam Lefkowitz deftly typed out: > >> Not sure (neither is the IT geek since all she has to do in Outlook is put >> the server CNAME in one field - heaven forbid she should have to really know >> something about what she's doing). At any rate, I tried it with >> authentication, without authentication, and all varieties in between on the >> account's smtp settings screen. Maybe I missed something somewhere else in >> Entourage? > > Drop into Terminal and try: > > telnet mail.hostname.dom 25 > > If the hostname you've been given is actually running SMTP you'll get a > response indicating successful login to the SMTP server and possibly server > name and version. Just type "quit" to exit. > > If you do not get a response, then you have the wrong hostname.
Also, its possible that they are using a form of SSL on their Exchange server. If that is the case, then they'll have to get the port number as well. -- Glenn L. Austin <>< Computer Wizard and Race Car Driver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.austin-home.com/glenn/> -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
