Can't send mail via wireless

I have the same exact problem, does anyone have an answer?

Hello to both,

What, if any, message is displayed when sending fails?

Where is the wireless network where failure occurs? Is the SMTP you use as the Outgoing Server authenticated?

More info, please.

Ernie

I also have this problem with Mail. When i use dail up with Netzero on my G4 laptop, messages send out with Mail fine, no problem. But at any wireless place i go to with this laptop i cannot send with Mail (there is never a problem with receiving mail into the inbox). Here is an interesting note though - there was one wireless cafe where i had to pay for the online time, and at this place i could send messages with Mail. Whenever I'm at a free wireless place and cannot send something with Mail I always get a message that says "Error - This message could not be delivered and will remain in your Outbox until it can be delivered. The server smtp.netzero.com cannot be contacted on port 25."

If sending with Mail always works while using dail up then that should mean that all settings for incoming and outgoing servers are fine and dandy, right?
powerbook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.7)

powerbook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.7)

Hi advenmus: This isn't an isolated issue or for that matter a "Problem" with your computer. It is quite common for internet providers to block email from being sent using a different smtp setting. In your case, the internet provider used at "some wireless place" is not allowing mail to be sent using the outgoing mail setting "smtp.netzero.com".

In the case of your paid online cafe, the Internet provider there is allowing mail to be sent form a different smtp setting.

Stedman

thanks for the answer Stedman. I had a feeling outgoing messages were being purposely blocked in these wireless places, also in hotel wireless spots i've seen this too, and messages consistently won't go out (except for that one aforementioned cafe where i paid for the service). But i do not understand why they would want to block them in free wireless networks. Because i can still copy and paste the message into my web mail and send that way. And that process takes longer and makes me stay in the cafe longer and leech on their free connection longer. Maybe they think i will also buy more coffee.

But hold everything...this does not cover what Kevin says about his co-workers with PCs being able to send out with wireless. Is this true Kevin? Do you know what mail applications they use?

powerbook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.7)

hi Kevin,
are you certain that your coworkers with PCs are always able to send out on a wireless network? If so i would like to know how they set that up and what mail applications they use. Do they use Outlook, Eudora, etc.?

thanks,
advenmus