On Wed, 2006-01-18 at 00:05 -0600, Dale wrote: > On Tuesday 17 January 2006 23:48, Iain Buchanan wrote: > > > > > Get the mail server (that you entered in you mail preferences), eg > > mail.isp.com and type `dig mail.isp.com`. (dig is part of For your ip > > address, I'm interested in your "real" world ip, but don't post it > > here!! ifconfig will get it IFF your using a modem, or pci-adsl, but if > > you have a networked modem/router, you'll need to connect to its status > > page to see what ip address you have. > > Is dig a command? I don't have it if it is. Keep in mind that I CAN send > email just not to anyone outside my ISP and only with Mozilla. Kmail WILL > send email on both OSs. I did get a error sometimes but Mozilla is > consistant about his one. BTW, I did do a emerge -C mozilla and back up one > version, still nothing. I have not done the older version on the new install > though. I can if you want me too. > > > > > They should be similar, however many isps have a few ip addresses that > > may not be ranged together. > > > > Looking at your other posts though, I don't know that this will help... > > > > > really? hmmm... > > > > I don't have kmail installed so I don't know how it works. Can you look > > through the configuration to see if you can turn authentication on for > > sending mail? > > I did have to put in my password for Kmail. I think they do the same way. > It's just that Mozilla don't work is all. Well, on this OS, Mozilla won't > even open. But it won't email on my new OS either. If this confuses you, > let me know. I'll post a better explaination. > > > > > > Finally, you could do some sniffing with ethereal. Make a capture > > filter so you don't get other junk, eg "host mail.exceedtech.net" and > > then post the text-capture here. Your isp may be giving out a different > > error which kmail is "translating" for you... > > > > post back if you need more help with ethereal. > > I did capture some data with ethereal before. I'm going to try to do that > from my new install. I'm in my old install right now. I'm not sure why > though. Habit I guess. I can't capture it here because Mozilla no longer > works at all on this OS. > > Oh, what is UPSMON called now? I need to install it on my new OS but I can't > find it. Even emerge -s ups didn't return it. Did they remove it? > > I'm going to boot the new OS, install ethereal then post from there, if I > can. > LOL > > Seriously, thanks for the help here. I'm totally lost. This is just to > weird > for me. I hope I am making sense. > > Dale > :-)
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