[X4U] email problem

[Peter Saint James]

On 12 Apr2005, at 11:42 AM, Woody Duncan wrote:

> I've been on my old i-Mac for so long but now it's
> giving me headaches. So I'm switching to a powerbook
> with OS X. Problem is it will send emails but won't
> let me receive. It says my password is incorrect, but
> I know my comcast password. I believe I have the in
> and outgoing settings correct but I can't figure out
> what's wrong. I'm sure it's simple. Can anyone suggest
> a solution ?

	I don't have Comcast, but my experience with ISPs has been that error 
messages often blame the wrong problem.

	Does Comcast require authentication?   That one is easy to miss and 
has messed me up a couple of times.

	My ISP has a habit of changing the mailserver names and other data.  
Every time I set up on a new machine or with a new piece of software, 
it does not work and I find the ISP changed some setting.  The old one 
grandfathered in, but the new one wouldn't work.

			
										Peter