Ha! That does explain it. I'd forgotten about the "POP before send" deal. Entourage really does "send and receive" in that order, so the "receive" would have triggered temporary send authorization; then the second send works.
On or near 9/11/02 8:30 AM, Paul Berkowitz at [EMAIL PROTECTED] observed: > On 9/11/02 8:21 AM, "Steve Sell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> On 9/11/02 11:11 AM, "Allen Watson" wrote: >> >> [snip] >> >>> Now, that's my understanding of where this error comes from. It does not >>> explain how you can get the message on one attempt, and then successfully >>> send a message moments later using the same method. >> >> Some ISPs can do a POP before send authentication. That is you have to >> check your POP account first and then for some period of time after that, >> your IP address is considered "authenticated" and you will be allowed to use >> the smtp server to relay. I have our email server at work set up like this >> so people who use clients that do not support SMTP AUTH can still use our >> smtp server from home. > > So it sounds as if Richard does need SMTP AUTH and is getting the benefit of > it on the second attempt since the first attempt does check the POP account > using the correct password. (I recall that Yahoo once worked like this.) > > So if Richard goes to Tools/Accounts/this account, and clicks the long > button that says "Advanced Sending Options" just below the SMP Server > setting at the very bottom of the window, then checks the "SMTP server > requires authentication" box and leaves the radio button at "Same settings > as POP" without filling anything else in, he should now be able to send > first time without getting that error. -- My web page: <http://home.earthlink.net/~allenwatson/> My scripts page: <http://homepage.mac.com/allenwatson> Microsoft MVP for Mac Entourage/Word--<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- 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/>
