plog@spok said:
Thank you for your response. I have only a very dim understanting of
what it means to properly authenticate the outgoing server. Could
you enlighten me. My Outlook Express works just fine with seemingly
the same settings.
In days past, ISPs required clients to specify login credentials
(username/password) when connecting to POP servers (incoming mail) but
allowed anyone to connect to their SMTP servers (outgoing mail). This lead
to abuse by SPAMmers who would use ISPs' servers to spew their trash.
Adelphia is an example if an ISP that allowed this to go on and suffered the
consequences when they lost so much of their business.
Now, ISPs are requiring clients to provide login credentials when sending
SMTP (outgoing) mail as well. Most mail clients allow for this now,
including Outlook and Outlook Express. To locate the place where you select
this option, click Tools>E-mail Accounts>Next. Select your account anc
click Change, then More Settings. Click the Outgoing Server tab. The check
box at the top (My outgoing server (SMTP) required authentication) and the
two radio buttons beneath that control authentication. Usually the "Use
same settings as my incoming server" radio button is appropriate.