On Dec 22, 2010, at 4:21 PM, vinman wrote: > I managed to buy a copy of Leopard, inserted 1gb of memory and have > got my emac functioning nicely with it but seem to have a problem with > the mail client. Seems not to have recognised the smtp details > although they seem correct in "connection doctor". any advice very > welcome. i have done a further software update also to incorporate all > the most recent non intel updates.
Well, the most common error with this is that Mail will automagically enter your username and password, and attempt to use authenticated SMTP; if your ISP doesn't support that, then sending mail will fail, even though Connection Doctor says it's OK. Double check with your ISP all the correct SMTP settings (you can edit these in Mail > Preferences > Accounts, and select 'Edit' from the Outgoing server dropdown menu. Delete the outgoing server, and re-add it (in the same place you check the settings.) If it still doesn't work, download and install Thunderbird and see if that works, if it does, re-apply the latest *Combo* update for your OS. This may fix what's broken with Mail. You can delete thunderbird if you want, after that. Finally this is why I love, Love LOVE!!!11!Eleventy!! IMAP mail. Got a problem with an account on a machine? Just delete it, and recreate it. All the mail lives on the server so you don't lose anything. Also I can always read all my email whether I'm using my work desktop, my home desktop, my laptop, my netbook, my iPod, some strangers system (using our webmail); this is why Gmail rocks, they let you do this. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
