At 8:25 AM -0700 10/18/2009, tonycd wrote: >Eventually I correctly guessed why. For some reason, a few years ago >another Tier Two rep fixed a connection problem by changing the >username in my email client from (myname)@sbcglobal.net, to (myname) >%sbcglobal.net. Counterintuitive to me, but it worked with it and it >didn't work without it.
ug. I didn't even think of that. Using a % instead of a @ was a popular anti-spam hack used by ISPs a few years back.... :\ Glad to hear you figured it out! - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
