Cosmo
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When Im at my apartment my ISP is UKOnline and I have my Mac set up to get my mail to my UKONline email addy, all works perfectly fine.
Now when Im at my parents I have it set up to collect my mail, and that works. But because they have AOL and their ISP sending mail doesnt work. UKOnline have said to use AOL as my smtp, but its a real pain in the ass setting that up as AOL dont really want you doing that.
So any other way round this? Or has anyone setup using AOL and an external mail programme that can suggest any tips on setting it up easily?
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Brett
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Can you not just set it to use your username/password for the UKOnline SMTP?
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Cosmo
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quote: Originally posted by loafofbrett
Can you not just set it to use your username/password for the UKOnline SMTP?
nope, doesnt work.
Tried changing the ports around too (just to see if it would make any difference, but 25, 587, and 110 chich they say to use) dont work.
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Steve
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aol doesnt support pop3 email accounts
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Richie
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Try smtp.aol.com on port 587.
You need to set up authentication with it though which is just the aol screename and password.
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Brett
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If all else fails, you can use my mail server
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Cosmo
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quote: Originally posted by Richie
Try smtp.aol.com on port 587.
You need to set up authentication with it though which is just the aol screename and password.
Have tried that....might have the password wrong actually now Im thinking about it. Will have to check.
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pow
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Richie got it, unfortunatly its a bit of a pain having to setup/unsetup this every time. Use a 3rd party SMTP server to send mail from both places?
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Cosmo
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quote: Originally posted by pow
Use a 3rd party SMTP server to send mail from both places?
Any decent ones that are around for this type of thing?
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pow
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Google is your friend.
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Cosmo
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quote: Originally posted by pow
Google is your friend.
we fell out
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Brett
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Well, I did offer
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Cosmo
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Ive got a feeling that something is fucking up with the ports Im trying to use, as got all the correct passwords now and nothing is working
Loaf Cheers for the offer...will make sure about these ports first, and if not!
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Brett
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UKOnline might just simply not allow people from other providers to use their SMTP. I'm sure BT is the same.
The offer expired when you ignored me, mate
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Cosmo
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Getting mad with this now. Tried 4 different smtp's that I've got (2 AOL accounts, my UK Online one and one Ive got with one of my domains) and none of them are working.
So think its to down to some way Ive got my Mac set up....no fucking idea what though
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Cosmo
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Firewall on my Mac is allowing those ports.
Router is allowing those ports.
The setup in Mial on my Mac seems perfectly fine, correct smtp name, correct ports as suggested, correct usernames and passwords if needed.
Am I missing something here?
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Nismo
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Just use the UKonline webmail to send mail from your parents house?
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Steve
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i asked aol ages ago about setting up pop3/smtp email accounts and they said they didnt allow it
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Nismo
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nope they dont, but they do have SMTP servers (or atleast they used too) that did work for awhile but i think they realised what people where doing so pulled them.
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Cosmo
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quote: Originally posted by Nismo
Just use the UKonline webmail to send mail from your parents house?
I know, but I have a few other domains that I want to have emails from too, but they are all fucking up here as cant use an AOL SMTP, and cant be arsed using a load of different webmail apps for all of them.
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Nismo
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Webmail will still work on the AOL connection and serve you until you change to another provider.
Could allways try using mail2web.com and login with all the different accounts.
[Edited on 29-11-2007 by Nismo]
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Cosmo
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Ive a feeling its something on my Mac though, as my other domains have their own SMTP and those arent working either. Surely they would even on an AOL connection?
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Nismo
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hmmm, possibly, the only way to prove that is setup the accounts on a 2nd machine and see what happens.
Most providers will not allow you to send mail through them if you are not connected through them, a Spam prevention is authenticated SMTP with an IP from the provider.
Give it a whirl on another machine, if it works then its your MAC settings, but i know for a deffinate that you wont be able to send from UK Online without using webamil.
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Cosmo
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shall try it on the lappy then and see what happens.
It it doesnt work then they are getting changed over to something else tonight!!
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Nismo
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I can see a MAC code request coming AOL's way!
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