Thanks, Ronni, I think that dilemma assorted. Still to fix the Signatures on the MBAir - later. Nice cool 22.5C here today but warmer promised for the next few days Severin
> On 6 Feb 2016, at 1:25 PM, Ronni Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote: > > Hi Severin, > > My comments in Situ below > >> On 4 Feb 2016, at 4:43 PM, Severin Crisp <sevcr...@westnet.com.au >> <mailto:sevcr...@westnet.com.au>> wrote: >> >> I always have an unexplained on going battle in setting up new Mail accounts >> - it just does not like me! >> I constantly get the message unable to verify username or password. Yes, I >> am aware of the way it sets incoming mail server correctly as westnet and >> outgoing one as bigpond - fixed that. > > Is this a POP or IMAP email account? > Is Westnet your ISP or Bigpond? > If Westnet is your service provider both incoming (POP/IMAP) & Outgoing > (SMTP) are mail.westnet.com.au <http://mail.westnet.com.au/> > Port Type - Port number to use - Requires Authentication? > Incoming (POP) 110 Yes, username & > password > Incoming (IMAP) 143 Yes, username & password > Outgoing (SMTP) 25 No > Outgoing (SMTP roaming server) 587 No > > * If you have a Westnet mailbox, but your internet connection is with another > provider (Bigpond), you’ll need to set the incoming mail server as listed > above in order to receive email. > > To send emails, you’ll need to either: > > A) Set your outgoing mail server as listed above, and ensure that “outgoing > authentication is enabled, using the username and password” for your Westnet > email account; or > > B) Set your outgoing mail server as listed below according to your internet > service provider, with outgoing authentication disabled (unless noted) > mail.bigpond.com <http://mail.bigpond.com/> > > >> Is there anything special about passwords for new accounts? The one I am >> trying to set up has a mixture of upper and lower case plus numbers. > > I don’t think the password is your problem. > As long as the password has NO symbols just upper and lower case letters and > or numbers. > No full stops, comma's etc. > >> All seems to match existing accounts that work. The only anomaly, which >> comes when I try to delete the offending account, is a reference to use of >> iCloud Keychain. To my knowledge I am not using it but who knows! > Check Safari > Preferences > Passwords > Also, Open Keychain Access - Under Keychains - iCloud Keychain? > > Cheers, > Ronni >> >> Comments please >> Severin Crisp >> ____________________________________________________ >> >> Assoc Prof R Severin Crisp, FAIP, FIP, CPhys >> 15 Thomas St, Mount Clarence, Albany, 6330, Western Australia >> ph (08) 9842 1950 ( Int'l +61 8 9842 1950) >> mail to: sevcr...@westnet.com.au >> <mailto:sevcr...@westnet.com.au> >> ____________________________________________________ > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> ____________________________________________________ Assoc Prof R Severin Crisp, FAIP, FIP, CPhys 15 Thomas St, Mount Clarence, Albany, 6330, Western Australia ph (08) 9842 1950 ( Int'l +61 8 9842 1950) mail to: sevcr...@westnet.com.au ____________________________________________________
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