POP3 email - non network specific

seaneeboy · 21-04-2004, 15:52

Howdy all,

I'm looking to create a new email address for me phone (T610, lovely) which needs pop3. I'd create a new ntl address but you can only access them from an NTL ip, yeah?

So, does anyone have any reccommendations for a free POP3 email service that can be picked up from anywhere?

Cheers,
Seaneeboy xxx

Neil · 21-04-2004, 15:59

www.talk21.com ?

SMHarman · 21-04-2004, 16:00

The pop.ntlworld.com can be picked up from anywhere. smtp as it is not authenticated is the problem. Your mobile provider may well offer a smtp service as an alternative.

seaneeboy · 21-04-2004, 16:03

SM> really? I always thought I was confined to ntl networks - although now I think about it I don't know *why* I thought that

Neil> Thanks, you'd get another green from me but I gotta spread it around a bit more first (ooh er)

Neil · 21-04-2004, 16:05

Sean-SMH is right, you can receive from pretty much anywhere, but to send (via ntl's SMTP), you need an ntl I.P-although why anyone would want to use ntl's email 'service' is beyond me!

**Chris** · 21-04-2004, 16:19

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Originally Posted by seaneeboy

SM> really? I always thought I was confined to ntl networks - although now I think about it I don't know *why* I thought that

Neil> Thanks, you'd get another green from me but I gotta spread it around a bit more first (ooh er)

Yep, I encountered this when I tried to set up a mail client on my Palm m515 (connecting to the 'net through IR to my Nokia 7110). All was rosy, I got hold of a freeware client called Msgagent which installed ok, set up with all my POP & SMTP info ok, and then received emails no problem ... but *oops*, try to send using smtp.ntlworld.com and you're stuffed.

Thankfully, I also had a @mac.com addy. Apple are much more relaxed about where you try to send email from using this service. It works equally well as webmail and from any client on any machine.

In fact, like Neil, I'm surprised anyone uses @ntlworld.com email, it's so unreliable. All my old ntlworld addresses are now forwarded automatically to one of two @mac.com addresses we have (one each for me and mrs towny) and we never give out our ntlworld addresses any more.

Matthew · 21-04-2004, 16:53

If I was you I would use Yahoo! Mail. It works on anything.

pop.mail.yahoo.com
smtp.mail.yahoo.com

SMHarman · 21-04-2004, 16:55

@mac probably control use by enabling smtp to an ip that has recenly authenticated to their pop3 server, thus ensuring they are not an open relay and the sender can be tracked to the @mac address.

A more sophisticated solution than demon or ntls IP list.

seaneeboy · 21-04-2004, 17:32

leggom> thanks for that - I thought you had to be subscribed to yahoo mail plus to be able to use their pop servers though...?

SMHarman · 22-04-2004, 10:10

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Originally Posted by SMHarman

The pop.ntlworld.com can be picked up from anywhere. smtp as it is not authenticated is the problem. Your mobile provider may well offer a smtp service as an alternative.

Had a look at this on my mobile last night.

If you are on Orange

incoming pop.ntlworld.com (or whatever it is) I use pop3.demon.co.uk, but thats another matter.

outgoing instead of smtp.ntlworld.com use smtp.orange.net and you're sorted. You put a mail address in the reply to box and bingo, your replies will be sent to X@ntlworld.com or wherever, only looking at the headers will the recipint know it came from smtp.orange.net - via your mobile.

If you're on orange and need help with setup then call 156, their wirefree data helpline, not 150, they are all trained in this stuff.

seaneeboy · 22-04-2004, 10:21

Thanks SM, I'll give it a try tonight

seaneeboy · 20-07-2004, 15:22

Aha! A quickupdate for you all as I managed to get it working really easily today... Just go to

http://setup.orange.co.uk

And they can do it all for you automatically! Hurrah!

Matthew · 21-07-2004, 07:55

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Originally Posted by seaneeboy

leggom> thanks for that - I thought you had to be subscribed to yahoo mail plus to be able to use their pop servers though...?

Sorry only just realised some one had replied to what I said. I have been with Yahoo! for years now and I have always had POP and SMTP. I think now you have to get the plus package.

tkiely · 21-07-2004, 09:02

What about Vodafone? through random pinging I have found smtp.vodafone.net but I don't know if it's for customers?