Outlook settings

[goodear]

Is it necessary for all settings on Outlook Express 5 to exactly match the corresponding settings on the Internet Control panel? Mine don't, and I get online most of the time (dialup). But every few weeks or so I get the "authentication error" and I can't get online unless I disconnect computer for a few minutes and then try again. I use Mac, system 9.2. Thank you.

[sandbox]

hey goodear,
Usually the email server fails when you don’t use the right address or password and that would be consistent. The inconsistent error is mostly due to a misaddressed SMTP sending port. Default is 25 but large and secure ISP’s use alternative ports and authorizations. Eathlink for example uses a SMTPAUTH.earthlink.net authorization rather than the standard SMTP.earthlink.net, they also use port 587 rather than port 25.

If you have two SMTP servers set up in your mail accounts and one fails, it will automatically seek a SMTP server that functions, this is set to default. Then it will work but the path is created and preferences altered so when you try to reengage to SMTP server again the settings are confused and the preferences need to be reestablished with a reboot.

You need to read the ISP or if your using a WEB site server, their SMTP preference data to find the right settings.

I run 6 different SMTP servers from my iBook, and each require it’s own settings. If I want to I can use my ISP (earthlink) SMTP server settings for all my outgoing mail, but I rather use the servers that the mail comes in on.

For example, Techsurvivors.net has a SMTP server  that I can receive email from, I can choose to send mail out the TS SMTP server or out my earthlink server or our my website server or out my business server, each is unique and each with give you a different HEADER READING.

I hope that helps.

[Xairbusdriver]

Hhhmmmnn. And all this time I thought I had to use the SMTP server at RoadRunner, even for my Earthlink and .Mac accounts! But the port number is critical. I now need to see what .Mac needs or if their 'normal' SMTP name will work. I suspect that it won't help unless the port is changed to 587.

[sandbox]

goodear, sorry for the confusion (via PM), this will explain in detail what you need to do. The port # for your ISP may be different, you'll need to check on that. outgoing mail uses the SMTP server port of your Outlook express email client software.

Unofficial  update, but makes sense> SBC/Yahoo is also blocking port 25 now. Changing outgoing mail to port 587 resolves the issue.
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Please Note: Outlook Express 5.01 for Mac does not support SMTP Authentication. You must upgrade to 5.02 or above before proceeding with the instructions below. Outlook Express 5.06 for Mac OS 8.1 to 9.x is available for download from the following Microsoft website:
http://www.microsoft.com/mac/downloads.asp...d=40&ssid=6

What you'll find in the Internet Control panel under TCP/IP is the IP# example> 200.100.90.80 and submask 255.255.255.255 and has no relation to this issue.