Apple Mail problems

[rico]

Hey

Having a few problems with sending mail through Mail. I can use my providers webmail service fine so i know the server is alright but messages just stay in the Outbox and don't actually send.

I attempts to connect to the smtp2.***** server but doesn't actually send.

Any pointers?

Cheers.

[rico]

Alternatively, if Mail isn't the best program can you recommend a better option. Is Thunderbird any good?

[m-five]

I use both Mail and Eudora (Eudora mainly as that's what I've used for 6 years and I am used to it).

I assume you have checked the mail server addresses to ensure they are correct, as they are not always the same for incoming and outgoing mail. Are they both SMTP or is one POP3?

[rico]

m-five said:

I assume you have checked the mail server addresses to ensure they are correct, as they are not always the same for incoming and outgoing mail. Are they both SMTP or is one POP3?

POP2 for incoming, SMTP2 for outgoing.

They're the same as my flatmate who uses the same email server.

(i just love this smilie!)

>> Edited by rico on Monday 1st December 14:57

[Marshy]

Who is your internet service provider?

Your outgoing mail server is set to smtp2.something by the look of your original message. Try setting it to smtp.something - this is a hunch, but might work.

[rico]

Marshy said:

Who is your internet service provider? Your outgoing mail server is set to smtp2.something by the look of your original message. Try setting it to smtp.something - this is a hunch, but might work.

Pipex is my internet service provider. 512 broadband connection.
I also tried the setting of smtp.*** but to no avail.

I suppose my email provider has seperate servers for webmail and Mail/Outlook users thus its their fault! gggrrr

[Marshy]

So you're set to send mail via smtp.dsl.pipex.com and receive via pop.dsl.pipex.com, and SMTP authentication is turned *off*?

Edit: all the setup info is here, in case you hadn't come across this page already.

And PIPEX's webmail is via http://netmail.pipex.net/. You wouldn't expect to use the same settings in a mail client such as Apple Mail or Outlook. That said, both Apple Mail and Netmail will see the same e-mail messages unless you delete them from the server when you fetch them using Apple Mail. There's nothing much to blame on PIPEX unless they're having a server outage, which they're not at this time.

>> Edited by Marshy on Monday 1st December 22:52

[rico]

I don't use Pipex email. It's for my university account.

[Marshy]

Ah, right, but you're fetching it from university over ADSL?

If so...

RECEIVE mail from your university's pop.blah server.

SEND mail via PIPEX's outgoing server, smtp.dsl.pipex.com

Et voila, probably.

[rico]

Marshy. Thanks for your help. I appreciate it.

However, it just bldy sent! Very annoying but i've got your advice for next time it goes wrong.

Thanks again.