i have wireless broadband at home, but i cannot send emails, I can
received from my imap acc. but i cannot send.
I would like to find out if the port is blocked or if Wanadoo doesnt allow smtp,
my settings are fine because with the same settings elsewhere i can receive/send
mail perfecly.
Please get back to me as soon as possible.
email: eternal_786@hotmail.co.uk
If you're trying to use a different SMTP server then it must be on a differnt port than default (25) otherwise it'll get redirected to the Orange server.
thank you for a prompt reply.....
but what port should it be on?? its set to port:25 at work where it works fine, but at home where im using wanadoo what should i change the port to??
It would have to be changed for the server at your work (Unlikely I expect), or have another port setup to redirect it to that at their end. You'd best talk to IT or whoever runs the server.
Well it's to do with how Orange handle SMTP access. Normally traffic only goes to the server it's addressed to on port 25. However on Orange "all" traffic on port 25 no matter where it's addressed to gets sent to Orange's SMTP server instead. It's a system intended to try and prevent spam and I expect it will do that from many of the infected spam-zombies out there.
You could try setting the outgoing server to "smtp.orangehome.co.uk" and see how it goes, that should then send but through Orange's servers instead of your work's.
if i change my server, dont I also have to change the port for sending mail, or should it stay on port 25???
Will I have to contact my email provider for info. on changing the email server to the port ? if its other than 25??
If you're using Orange then to use another SMTP server it would have to be on a different port than 25 otherwise it wouldn't work. The server provider should be able to give details on if they provide alternative ports and what they are if so. To use them all you do is change the details in your email program. Outlook Express for example has these details in the advanced section of the account properties.
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