Can you ping your mail server?
Check also spelling and use fully qualified domain names for the mail servers.
Anyone knows how to set up mailing lists on KMail?
Eric Indiogine
On Thursday 29 March 2001 13:01, you wrote:
> Having a devil of a time with kmail & wondering if anyone can help. Here's
> how I've set it up: (under Settings)
> Name: <me>
> Organization: <blank>
> Email Address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Reply-To Address: <same>
> Signature File: </home/me/sig>
>
> [Sending Mail = SMTP]
> Server: mail
> Port: 25
>
> [Incoming Mail = Pop Account]
> Name: <mailbox>
> Login: <mailbox>
> Password: <password>
> Host: mail
> Port: 110
>
> [Set to Delete & Retrieve all mail from server. Store new messages in
> account Inbox]
>
> When I try to send or receive:
>
> Pop Mail Network Error:
> Account <name> is OPEN
> 'The server not found' error
>
> Now, the box can get online (Netscape works, etc.) so I know it's
> connected. And as far as the help pages from my ISP (Comcast @Home) will
> tell me (they only support Outlook Express and Netscape mail), the port
> settings, etc. are correct. I had kmail working once before on a now-dead
> box w/Mandrake 7.1 (same distro) & the same ISP, etc., so it CAN be done
> (sadly, those settings are gone with the wind). So what might be the issue?
> Any ideas/guesses?
