Send email through Cable Modem

[Miller Baird]

I recently connected to the internet via a cable modem
provided by my cable provider, Comcast. I am able to send
email messages through my ISP Earthlink, however, using
Comcast Mail Server I cannot send messages, in fact, the
Send option is no longer available when I compose a new
email.

Thanks

Miller Baird

 

[GreyTop]

I recently connected to the internet via a cable modem
provided by my cable provider, Comcast. I am able to send
email messages through my ISP Earthlink, however, using
Comcast Mail Server I cannot send messages, in fact, the
Send option is no longer available when I compose a new
email.

Thanks

Miller Baird

It would appear that you do not have your mail program set up right
for your cable modem. Contact your cable company for proper
instructions

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

You will need to set up authentication on the comcast account as Earthlink
will block any mail not sent through their server to prevent spam (or at
least reduce it.)

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

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Miller Baird <[email protected]> asked:

| I recently connected to the internet via a cable modem
| provided by my cable provider, Comcast. I am able to send
| email messages through my ISP Earthlink, however, using
| Comcast Mail Server I cannot send messages, in fact, the
| Send option is no longer available when I compose a new
| email.
|
| Thanks
|
| Miller Baird

 

[Vanguard]

I recently connected to the internet via a cable modem
provided by my cable provider, Comcast. I am able to send
email messages through my ISP Earthlink, however, using
Comcast Mail Server I cannot send messages, in fact, the
Send option is no longer available when I compose a new
email.

Thanks

Miller Baird

You got a cable modem from Comcast. You are paying Comcast so much a
month for this broadband service. So who do you think is now your ISP
(Internet Service Provider)? Comcast! So configure your e-mail
accounts to connect to Comcast's servers.

You can throw more money away if you wish by retaining a secondary ISP,
like Earthlink. Perhaps you travel and want a national dial-up provider
that you can use when you are NOT connected to your cable connection
(which presumes your computer is a laptop so it is portable). When you
travel, you will need to use your modem to dial into Earthlink and you
will need to use e-mail accounts in which Earthlink is defined as the
mail provider. When you are home and on the broadband connection then
you will have to use e-mail accounts in which Comcast is defined as the
mail provider. In this case, you probably want to define 2 mail
profiles, one for home and on broadband that has e-mail accounts using
Comcast, and another for travelling to use dial-up via modem using
e-mail accounts using Earthlink.