[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] Si:
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dated before January 19th 2003

Subject: Email wont send, any ideas??

From: Si

Date: 31 Dec, 2002 03:44:15

I have entered the correct email account details and my xda

picks up my mails fine, but no matter what account i use to send

mails out they always fail, reason "no such recipient" or

something like that. The addresses I am sending too are 100%

real and working.....why wont my xda send these emails.

Any help appreciated!

Subject: Check authentication

From: Alex

Date: 31 Dec, 2002 11:54:28

I know it sounds simple, but have you been able to send mail in

the past?

If not, check the authentication settings in email setup,

"options". You may have to switch this on, even if your mail

provider doesn't normally require it. I had this for a POP

account that does not normally have authentication switched on

in Outlook Express, but switched it on on the xda and it sent

mail fine.

rgds,

Alex.

Subject: Mail won't send

From: S.

Date: 31 Dec, 2002 15:05:56

I have an XDA and no matter what accounts I use to send emails

it keeps saying invalid recipient even though I am 100% the

email addresses are good......any ideas?

Subject: Sending mail

From: XDA developers

Date: 31 Dec, 2002 15:07:23

Looks like your provider doesn't allow an external address

(which your phone is once it comes in via GPRS) to mail to

addresses external to your provider. This is done to stop spam.

Either get the address for an SMTP (outgoing) mail server at

your GPRS provider, or authenticate to your provider's mail

server, if they allow for that.

Subject: "External" authentication

From: Alex

Date: 31 Dec, 2002 18:02:50

Ah, that explains why I had to switch on authentication on my

xda - it would be okay dialling from my PC where I am connecting

direct to the ISP, but obviously through O2 GPRS it thinks it is

coming in from outside.

Cunning.

Happy New Year,

Alex.

Subject: Email Probs

From: Si

Date: 02 Jan, 2003 13:00:14

I tried the Authentication option, and if thats on it refuses to

recieve emails aswell as not sending them. I think as suggested

that the mail servers (ntlworld and totalise) dont allow me to

send unless connected through them.

Does anyone know where i can get a mail account that i could use

to send outgoing mail without having to be connected through

there ISP?

Cheers for all the ideas.

Subject: free popmail

From: Alex

Date: 02 Jan, 2003 13:39:14

For a free mail account that you can use for POP downloading,

try

www.softhome.net

rgds,

Alex.

Subject: Email problem

From: FintonK

Date: 06 Jan, 2003 12:03:58

The XDA is like most POP3 email clients like Outlook in that if

you do not have an email account with the ISP you are using to

connect (either dialup or GPRS operator) you have to change your

SMTP server to that of your email address e.g. if you are on

GPRS with O2 in Ireland but have an Eircom.net account your

email setup would be:

Incoming: pop3.o2.ie

Outgoing: mail1.eircom.net

happyone80@o2.ie

Subject: email

From: tabbycat

Date: 09 Jan, 2003 08:59:36

You don't say what network you are on.

As others have said, most SMTP servers won't allow access from

another ISP or require authentication.

For O2 UK, users should specify smtp.o2.co.uk for outgoing SMTP

email.

Subject: O2 uk mail

From: Alex

Date: 09 Jan, 2003 10:43:10

Sorry a bit off topic but tabbycat, you seem to have an O2 smtp

connection. Do you have a special O2 account? I wasn't offered

anything when I signed up for mine, but I'm wondering if it's

just because they're crap or I've missed the point! I currently

just use my O2 GPRS cxn to connect to softhome POP mail.

Can you tell me what path you followed to get O2 access?

cheers,

Alex.

adesalis@kypothnopams.com - take out the nopams!

Subject: O2 UK email

From: tabbycat

Date: 09 Jan, 2003 23:22:55

Hi Alex,

No, you don't need to set up an O2 account.

As long as you connect the mobile.o2.co.uk APN (which you are

doing by the sound of it) then you can use the smtp.o2.co.uk

server.

I'm sorry to hear that the information is poor. As I work in O2

I'll see that this is noted.

Incidentally, if you use the O2 Mobile Web software (not

recommended for xda unfortunately) then the smtp settings are

configured automatically.

Subject: Email problems

From: Andrew Farrell

Date: 17 Jan, 2003 15:04:29

My fix:: I had E-mail faults, even when I had contacted o2 to

fix the problem. They said to to a hard reset!!!. I found that

deleting the account and reinstalling the account settings from

scratch worked!!!