What SMTP am I using?

[self]

Hello-

At home I knew what to put in my email client when I want to send email.
When it asks me my "server host name" I phoned my ISP and ask them,
simple, I fill in mail.optonline.net

But now I am going on a trip and will be using a wifi hotspot to send my
email. This is something I have never done before. Assuming I get my
wifi connection, how can I find what my "server host name" is?

 

[Newbie Coder]

Pat,

If you're using POP3 then the server address will be the same & you shouldn't have a
problem. Just make sure you can get through ports 25 & 110 unless a secure connection
where the ISP could be using 465 & 995

 

[self]

Thank you.

Do you mean that I continue to put in the "server address" box in my
email cllient for the SMPT address, the same address I have at my home
ISP even when I am traveling and use a wifi connection at some hotel?
Thanks
Pat

 

[Zilbandy]

But now I am going on a trip and will be using a wifi hotspot to send my
email. This is something I have never done before. Assuming I get my
wifi connection, how can I find what my "server host name" is?

It might be easier to just use your browser and go to
http://optonline.net . It appears that you can use that web site to
check your email. There is a sign on option on the upper right of the
page.

 

[self]

I want to be able to use my own email client (Pegasus) because I have it
adjusted to let in just what I want and to dump all the spam.

 

[Malke]

Thank you.

Do you mean that I continue to put in the "server address" box in my
email cllient for the SMPT address, the same address I have at my home
ISP even when I am traveling and use a wifi connection at some hotel?
Thanks

You don't need to change your email settings at all. When you connect to
the Internet from wherever you are, your email program queries your
ISP's mail server for messages for your account. Just because you are in
Topeka instead of New York doesn't change the location and name of your
ISP's mail server. You will get your incoming mail (POP3).

You may have problems sending mail (SMTP) if the Internet provider for
the away-from-home network doesn't allow mail to be sent using another
ISP's SMTP server. I haven't had any difficulties with this at any
hotels I've stayed at where the Internet connection is set up properly.
After all, the hotel IT people (or their contractors) know that every
guest is going to have different email settings! If you run into
difficulties, the easiest way to get around this is to use your ISP's
web mail access while you are away from home. If you've never used your
ISP's web mail access, go to their website and read about doing this.


Malke

 

[Gordon]

I want to be able to use my own email client (Pegasus) because I have it
adjusted to let in just what I want and to dump all the spam.

Accessing mail through webmail doesn't "let anything" in at all, unless you
specifically click on it to view...

 

[Tim Slattery]

I want to be able to use my own email client (Pegasus) because I have it
adjusted to let in just what I want and to dump all the spam.

As others have said, you won't have to make any changes to receive
mail. As for sending...it's my understanding that most of these
operations intercept packets bound for port 25 (the normal SMTP port)
and redirect them to their own SMTP server, which will send out your
mail for you. Your own ISP's SMTP server is probably configured to
respond only to request from within your ISPs network (to foil
spammers looking for an open relay).