can't send mail HELP PLEASE

[Robert James]

Help I am trying to fill out a form on the net and send it to a mail address
that the form provides. I can't send it because something isn't set up
right. I have aol mail as my normal mail server. I have tried to set up
Windows mail with the following info:

My incoming mail server is a POP3 server
Incoming mail (POP3): mail.optonline.net
Outgoing mail (STMP): mail.optonline.net
E-mail username: (e-mail address removed)
password: xxxxxxx
remember password is checked

under the sdvanced tab the following info
Outgoing mail (SMTP): 25
Incoming mail (POP3): 110

 

[Kevin]

Help I am trying to fill out a form on the net and send it to a mail
address that the form provides. I can't send it because something isn't
set up right. I have aol mail as my normal mail server. I have tried to
set up Windows mail with the following info:

My incoming mail server is a POP3 server
Incoming mail (POP3): mail.optonline.net
Outgoing mail (STMP): mail.optonline.net
E-mail username: (e-mail address removed)
password: xxxxxxx
remember password is checked

under the sdvanced tab the following info
Outgoing mail (SMTP): 25
Incoming mail (POP3): 110

Shouldn't your username on the optonline provider be something like
(e-mail address removed)? Why are you using your AOL username on the
optonline servers? Contact tech support at your Internet Service Provider,
in your case, optonline, for help in setting up your email on their servers.

 

[Guest]

Help I am trying to fill out a form on the net and send it to a mail
address that the form provides. I can't send it because something isn't
set up right. I have aol mail as my normal mail server. I have tried to
set up Windows mail with the following info:

My incoming mail server is a POP3 server
Incoming mail (POP3): mail.optonline.net
Outgoing mail (STMP): mail.optonline.net
E-mail username: (e-mail address removed)
password: xxxxxxx
remember password is checked

under the sdvanced tab the following info
Outgoing mail (SMTP): 25
Incoming mail (POP3): 110

You can add more than one email account under Windows Mail
(which is the email program I assume you're using), but incoming
mail from all email accounts goes into the same Inbox.

If you want to add an AOL account, see here:

http://email.about.com/od/windowsmailtips/qt/et_access_aol.htm

http://members.aol.com/adamkb/aol/mailfaq/imap/

Note that it doesn't use port 25, so it avoids the common problem
with port 25 connections being blocked if they cross from one
internet provider's equipment to another's before they reach the
server.

You may have to ask optonline.net for instructions to use if they
gave you a special AOL account to use. I couldn't find instructions
on their web site for using the optonline.net mail servers, if there
are any.

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

What is the exact error message you get?

You need to decide if you will send mail via Optonline
or AOL. Either or both can be set up in Windows Mail.