Help Please with Optonline - Mail

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Help Please with Optonline - Mail

Hello,
I am having trouble setting up my e-mail withmy iphone. My e-mail accounts are with Cablevision's Optonline. does anyone know if i should choose:
1) IMAP, POP or Exchange?\
2) What is the host name for optonline incoming mail server (i have seen mail.optonline.net; mail.optonline.net:527)
3) What is the host name for optonline's outgoing mail server?

I appreciate the help - as you can tell, I am really lost.

Victor

Posted on Jul 29, 2007 6:00 PM

Answer 1

shh524

Level 1

24 points

Jul 29, 2007 6:13 PM in response to Victor Illonardo

this sounds like a question for optonline... i'm sure there's a setting up email help page over there.

Answer 2

Jul 30, 2007 12:54 PM in response to Victor Illonardo

You want Pop. But you will not be able to use OOL SMTP outgoing server(mail.optonline.net) on iPhone.

You can try using the ATT outgoing SMTP cwmx.com.

I use my web host smtp servers which works fine.

Answer 3

Jul 30, 2007 5:48 PM in response to Victor Illonardo

I helped someone with optonline use their laptop outside the optonline network, and the same thing should work for you with an iphone.

Incoming mail is POP, server is mail.optonline.net
Outgoing mail is mail.optonline.net:587, and you have to use your username and password from your optonline account in the outgoing settings.

Hope this helps.

Answer 4

Jul 31, 2007 6:35 PM in response to Irvin Lustig

Thank you all:
This seems to work
Outgoing:
server: mail.optonline.net:587
username:
password:

Click "advanced"
Make sure SSL is OFF
Make sure authentication is set to "password"

I have no idea what SSL is, but this worked for me

Answer 5

Jul 31, 2007 6:45 PM in response to Victor Illonardo

Just to be clear the user name and password fields are REQUIRED

Thank you all:
This seems to work
Outgoing:
server: mail.optonline.net:587
username: myname
password: *****

Click "advanced"
Make sure SSL is OFF
Make sure authentication is set to "password"