Re: [NTLK] .Mac SMTP account and SimpleMail Error

From: Martin Joseph (martyNT_at_barknaturalpet.com)
Date: Fri Nov 25 2005 - 16:13:36 PST


On Nov 25, 2005, at 3:37 PM, Joseph Solin wrote:

> Help. I'm attempting to configure SimpleMail to send email over my
> home network. I can retrieve mail without incident (mail.mac.com),
> but I just can't send it.
>
> My ISP directs port 25 to their server, so I use port 587 on my
> desktop. I have configured the owner preferences outgoing mail to
> smtp.mac.com:587 and require authentication. So why do I get the
> following error:
>
> Server Error 551, user not local.

Port 587 is usually used for SSL SMTP email transactions. Since the
Newton doesn't support SSL, I don't think that can work.

Sorry! I would complain to your ISP about them blocking port 25?

Marty

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