[Ti] Mac.com

[Dick Grable]

I use smtp.mac.com at home but this does not work when we travel. My 
home connection is charter.net and using their outgoing address seems 
to work although we are in Seattle connected via a different system.

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>> When I travel mac.com will not work when sending mail. Have to use
>> another account. This is with dial-up or high-speed. Strange that it
>> only works at home and nowhere else.
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> Do you use your ISP's SMTP server on your .Mac account?  Check in your 
> mail settings.  Many ISPs block you from using their SMTP server 
> unless you are connected to the internet via their network.  Other 
> ISPs have other requirements; authenticating for SMTP, checking 
> POP/IMAP mail within 15 minutes of sending, etc.
>
> It might help to try using the .Mac SMTP servers, assuming of course 
> the ISP you use while traveling doesn't block outgoing SMTP mail (like 
> I know MSN does, I think Earthlink might as well...).