Another troubleshooting option is to simply use telnet to connect to port 25 on the mail server. I like this approach because telnet is universally available, gives the user complete control, and requires no configuration.
Joe Yoder On Tuesday, November 06, 2007 12:03 PM, Ted Roche wrote: > >Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2007 12:03:37 -0500 >From: Ted Roche >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: SMTP error > >On 11/6/07, John Weller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >On your next visit to the client, bring along a copy of BLAT.exe and >the docs. Set up BLAT on one of the machines in accordance with the >docs. Try running BLAT from the command intepreter and see what error >messages results. Use the debugging tools (-debug -log) it gives you >to capture all of the interactions for a session. I usually find that >there is a password authentication scheme that requires a particular >sequence of logging in, and many ISP's mail servers are set up >uniquely in this respect. > >And sometimes the clients have just given me the wrong username and password! > >-- >Ted Roche >Ted Roche & Associates, LLC >http://www.tedroche.com > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
