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Originally Posted by monkeybreath
The only type of SMTP server apart from the ntl one that you can use from an ntl connection is one which has an open relay
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Not so - I have my own domain with my own (shared) mail servers which require an authenticated login.
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Originally Posted by monkeybreath
if you setup ntlworld email accounts for people
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They are not NTL accounts but owned domains such as above. NTL is my ISP not necessarily theirs, and I want to verify that their account is working in the way that they will be using it.
It's common for 'no fee' dial up accounts to block SMTP access unless you are connected via their dial in, but this is just to ensure that they get the money for the use of the service. It is not so common with a paid for service, as they've already got their hands on your cash.
Using a laptop you cannot say which ISP you will connect to at any given time. It would be impractical to maintain a whole raft of email accounts for each potential ISP. Certainly I use mine on a BT account and it accepts my NTL SMTP server.
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Originally Posted by trebor
just change smtp.ntlworld.com to your chosen smtp providers address in your email settings
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Tried that, but get an error saying the "server was found but not responding". It could be true occasionally, but it's the same for all that i have tried. I think the ports are closed at the NTL end.
Thanks anyway.