Cannot Send Email!

[Aragorn]

Download a copy of 'putty' - it's a terminal emulator that will allow you to connect to the port of your choice, eg port 25 in this case.

Have you actually tried TBird at home? It may be Outlook07 has broken something!

[ch33kym0nk3y]

i have just tried using thunderbird from my work internet, and i got the error come up (see link)

http://s154.photobucket.com/albums/s...hunderbird.jpg

i shall try it once i'm home, i think it is this thing where the ISP's are refusing to let emails through for other ISP's

[7@m3 G33k]

Originally Posted by ch33kym0nk3y

i shall try it once i'm home, i think it is this thing where the ISP's are refusing to let emails through for other ISP's

I don't think it's that: the error message on the screenshot you posted suggests that the NTL SMTP server doesn't like the way you're trying to connect to it for some reason.

[ikthius]

have you taken your time over your pop and smtp settings? ports used?

I looked for that error, and most come from the nigerian type emails.
I am Dr George Samamalwalaaawaaa

I need your help in giving you lots of fake cash.

ik

[ch33kym0nk3y]

I dont understand what it could be, because i can send work emails via outlook 07.... :-S

Is there any other NTL outgoing mail servers i can use to connect?

[ikthius]

also, check to see whether or not you are using your password, I remember having problems with my email with my sign up passwrd, I took it off and it works fine now.

Why not delete the account and start again

ik

[ch33kym0nk3y]

I have done just created a new account and its the same, it may be BT stopping it, not sure though!! ahhhh!!!

[7@m3 G33k]

Originally Posted by ch33kym0nk3y

I have done just created a new account and its the same, it may be BT stopping it, not sure though!! ahhhh!!!

Don't forget that via BT at work you will have to use authentication to be able to send mail on your NTL account using a POP3 client.

Perhaps to avoid tearing your hair out in the meantime you could setup Outlook as an IMAP client instead. I do this on my laptop with my Blueyonder e-mail account. It's a bugger finding the name of the IMAP server on VM's sh*te help pages but it's likely to be imap.ntlworld.com - worth a try.

[ikthius]

Originally Posted by ch33kym0nk3y

I have done just created a new account and its the same, it may be BT stopping it, not sure though!! ahhhh!!!

ntl mail can only be gotten through an ntl ip address, or through their web based mail

ik

[7@m3 G33k]

Originally Posted by ikthius

ntl mail can only be gotten through an ntl ip address, or through their web based mail

ik

According to VM's website you can now use SMTP authentication to connect via any ISP.