How Find Name of SMTP Server?

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John McKinney

When I travel I find high speed wired and wireless
available. I can receive email with Outlook but can not
send email unless I can put the "local" SMTP name in the
email account from which I am sending.

Is there a way with code or a wizard to determine the
correct SMTP name for my email account?

For example, suppose you are a guest and are sitting in
the lounge at the Boston Yacht Club and are on the
Internet with their wireless connection. You can receive
email but not send. How can you use your notebook
computer to find the correct SMTP name so you can send?

Thank you. John McKinney
 
Even if you find the name you'd still need the login information for sending
emails (if that's allowed on that server). You might need a password or SPA
or to use a special port. The only real way to find out what you need to use
is ask someone.
 
Ken,

Actually, there is no one to ask when you are at a
hotel. The desk clerks do not know the smtp address.
When I was at the Boston Yacht Club a few weeks ago, the
receptionist did not know.

My other experience was at the library in Northeast
Harbor, Maine. I found the name of their library
association node added "smtp." in front of it and Outlook
sent my emails. Similarly, in South Freeport, Maine, a
dock boy guessed the name of the marina's Internet
Service Provider, again I added "smtp." in front of it
and Outlook sent my emails. It was not necessary to know
a password or special port, etc.

I am looking for something like "tracert" (Trace Route)
or "nslookup" that will tell me the SMTP name. Is there
something like that?
 
You can receive email there, look at the mail headers (right-click on an
item received there and select Options) and see what their mail server name
is, then try that with a start of "smtp" and see if that works. I don't know
of any other way that would be reasonably easy.

Of course that may or may not work depending on their setup and their naming
conventions for servers. I have some mail addresses where the servers for
both SMTP and POP3 are both "mail'. And of course if passwords or other
settings are needed you'd still need to know them.
 
Ken, THANK YOU! I right-clicked on the email from you
(in the Inbox); clicked on Options; looked through the
box, "Internet headers". Because I am in my office, I
see only my real address. I assume that when I am using
wireless in a hotel, I will see the route and can use
either "smtp" or "mail". ... Again, THANK YOU!
 
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