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09-07-2008
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| Guest | bellsouth.net email no longer requiring port 25; maybe att.net email also Fron a recent message on a bellsouth.net-only newsgroup: ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe" <lunch@xxxxxx> Newsgroups: bellsouth.net.support.news-service Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2008 10:13 AM Subject: Re: Connection Announcement Quote: > "jen" <jen@xxxxxx> wrote in news:AiCwk.26378$Ep1.10312 > @bignews2.bellsouth.net: > Quote: >> "Joe" <breakfast@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:Xns9B105444B5ECFnospamforme@xxxxxx Quote: >>> "jen" <jen@xxxxxx> wrote in news:%sUvk.21690$rD2.2956 >>> @bignews4.bellsouth.net: >>>> "Darrel Toepfer" <spambait@xxxxxx> wrote in message >>>> news:Xns9B08666CC1134spambaitwhodatnet@xxxxxx >>>>> usablevirus <usable@xxxxxx> wrote: >>>>> Drop BS and get an AT&T account, they support secure email >>>>> protocols... >>>> Bellsouth does now as well... >>>> BellSouth authenticated SMTP: >>>> Use their new SMTP server: >>>> SMTP: fmailhost.isp.att.net, SSL, port 465 >>>> POP3: fpostoffice.isp.att.net, SSL, port 995 >>>> They work for bellsouth.net and BellSouth att.net email addresses. >>> jen - thanks for the info - worked perfectly! Quote: >>> a) Make sure your full e-mail address ('johndoe@xxxxxx' as >>> opposed to just 'johndoe') is in the POP3 (receiving) authentication. >>> b) Make sure that authentication is checked for SMTP (sending). >> YW, Joe  Thanks for adding the rest... I just assumed anyoneQuote: >> auth would know the rest of the drill... >> >> -jen > I made those mistakes right away, so I figured I'd pass along the info. > Didn't change my POP3 auth or the authentication check. Of course, > immediate failure. D-oh!  |
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