Email on PDA

[kevin63]

I got a HP 3715 PDA and can receive email via wifi hotspots but can't send them, has anyone got a idea as to what settings i put in for outgoing email so i can send through hotspots. It may be something simple as i am not that good with computers.

[_dobbo_]

'lo Kevin

You need to specify your ISP's SMTP server - assuming it's the same account as your desktop PC then just copy those settings.

If you get errors, it's likely because you have to authenticate. Somewhere in the SMTP server setup will be an option "my outgoing server requires authentication". Select that, and tell it to use the same details as your incoming server. That should get you going.

[mattley]

That might work but probably won't as most ISP's lock down their main mail servers by IP address, rather than userId. Increasingly though they are adding secondary mail servers which do offer this so it's worth checking if your ISP has such a thing.

[jamieboy]

On my iPaq I open Inbox, then the Accounts menu, Accounts, choose the relevant account and step through the wizard. Step 4 of 4 is where you should put the email servers, and when you enter the name of the Outgoing server you can click Options and in step 2 of 3 you can put a tick in the 'requires authentication' checkbox.

Works for me, anyway.

Edited to avoid controversy

>> Edited by jamieboy on Thursday 24th November 10:50

[victormeldrew]

1&1 are one ISP who don't tie you to a fixed IP, they just required SMTP authentification instead - a few nore settings in your email client. Beware free services offering to act as an SMTP service for you - unless you don't care who reads your emails!

[pmanson]

I get my emails sent to my pda but I can't get my hotmail ones for some reason. Any one know the hotmail smtp address etc?


Thanks,

Phill

[sybaseian]

to send emails, you need to put in your ISP pop details and the username and password:-

eg if you use tiscali then the POP details to enter are - pop.tiscali.co.uk and your username and password to login to their mail server.

to receive emails, you need to put in the Telco SMTP details with no username or password needed:-

eg If you are with o2 then the SMPT details to enter are - smtp.o2.co.uk

Other Telco SMTP details are:-

Vodafone:-

Email SMTP server: smtp.vizzavi.co.uk
Alt email SMTP server: mail.vizzavi.co.uk
Alt email SMTP server: mail.vodafone.net
Alt email SMTP server: send.vodafone.net
Alt email SMTP server: 212.183.156.229
Alt email SMTP server: 62.213.128.92

Orange:-

Email SMTP server: smtp.orange.net

T-Mobile:-

SMTP email server: smtp.t-email.co.uk



I'm now using "Raspberry"™

[mattley]

That's a handy set of details but ......

kevin63 said:

I got a HP 3715 PDA and can receive email via wifi hotspots but can't send them, has anyone got a idea as to what settings i put in for outgoing email so i can send through hotspots.

so not too much use in this instance

However still useful if you have to send a mail you could just do it over GPRS

[kevin63]

I have put details in as shown above (tiscali) and can still receive mail but when sending all i get is a note from the system administratior saying it could not be delivered for some unknown reason.

[mattley]

sybaseian said:

to send emails, you need to put in your ISP pop details and the username and password:- eg if you use tiscali then the POP details to enter are - pop.tiscali.co.uk and your username and password to login to their mail server. to receive emails, you need to put in the Telco SMTP details with no username or password needed:-

These are actually the wrong way round, it's POP to recive and SMTP to send. However as I said above, it almost certainly won't work anyway as almost all ISP's will test to make sure you're connected to their network before allowing you to use their SMTP servers. This is far more secure and much easier than using authorisation.

If you know the ISP for the hotspots you use then you could find the mail server address for that ISP and that would almost certainly work.

Hosting companies like 1and1 don't offer connectivity so have to allow SMTP by authorisation so you could just buy a domain from them and use their SMTP server.

[kevin63]

Mattley, that sounds what may be my problem as there seems to be no more settings i can change for the smtp, Thanks

[sybaseian]

mattley said:

sybaseian said: to send emails, you need to put in your ISP pop details and the username and password:- eg if you use tiscali then the POP details to enter are - pop.tiscali.co.uk and your username and password to login to their mail server. to receive emails, you need to put in the Telco SMTP details with no username or password needed:- These are actually the wrong way round, it's POP to recive and SMTP to send. However as I said above, it almost certainly won't work anyway as almost all ISP's will test to make sure you're connected to their network before allowing you to use their SMTP servers. This is far more secure and much easier than using authorisation. If you know the ISP for the hotspots you use then you could find the mail server address for that ISP and that would almost certainly work. Hosting companies like 1and1 don't offer connectivity so have to allow SMTP by authorisation so you could just buy a domain from them and use their SMTP server.

Very true - It had been a very long day!

[kevin63]

Seems i've cracked it with all of your help, the thing is when sending via a hot spot you have to use their smtp and not yor isp one.
I tried a few and bingo got it.
Thanks to everyone.