Actually, you should use the authenticated set-up for comcast and their smtp server, if you are using a comcast e-mail address. If you do that, it won't matter what network you are on, you should still be able to send your mail. It's worked for me when I travel and use wi-fi, hotel broadband, etc. Norm Norman Cohen nacohen at mac.com "Politics is not the art of the possible. It consists in choosing between the disastrous and the unpalatable." John Kenneth Galbraith On Jul 27, 2004, at 8:06 PM, Jane wrote: > >> To send authenticated mail through a comcast account, see this page: >> >> <http://faq.comcast.net/faq/answer.jsp? >> name=17798&cat=Email&subcategory=Mail%20(Mac)> >> >> Note these instructions will only work if you are sending mail using >> a comcast.com address! > > But the problem is not that, it's what to use with these other > networks. I would have to know their ISP service name and smtp > verbiage I guess.