[philip.j.fry]

Originally Posted by zovat

more than likely - it depends on whether NTL have configured their smtp servers correctly... (I just tried from here - and got cannot relay mail to <wherever> but not sure if that is because I am on a corporate network and going via a proxy...)

When you send a mail, you don't actually send it from an 'account', you just generate a message with your e-mail address as the sender. This is why it is so easy for spammers to fake the sending address. E.g. I can use ntl's smtp (outgoing) mail server to send mail addressed from my university mail account.

So to clarify, you will be able to send e-mails from your own account providing you have access to an smtp server, you will only be able to use the ntl smtp relay if connected to the ntl network through bb or du.