hughes.net e-mail upgrade and Mail

stmp.hughes.net

That should be smtp.hughes.net. But this isn't an Apple problem. Hughes had to have changed something on their servers, such as requiring password authentication or SSL on a different port. They need to tell you what the problem is; merely blaming Apple is an excuse for them to avoid supporting their customers.

I'd call them up and talk to a supervisor or a manager and have them go through all your settings to be sure everything is correct.

Mulder

Maybe they switched to IMAP?

Thanks for that answer! I hate hughesnet so much. Their "upgrades" take forever and pretty much shut down e-mail longer than it should. I'm working on getting a new address with another provider just because of their issues... anyhow, thanks!!

Gmail is great email, and free. IMAP, POP3, tons of options, chat.

Thank you! Thank you for posting this!
Had the same problem. Spent hour on chat w/hughes support. They blamed it on Apple.
I followed your lead and changed setting to "password" and problem was solved.

They have no clue about changing the settings in "advanced" to "password".

Curiously, the original settings have this as an IMAP acct. I left it as is and it is working.
When receiving info to setup from their tech this morning, they said to use it as a POP acct.

Go figure.

Man, Hughes is absolutely the worst! It is the only game in town when one lives in the country, unfortunately! Thanks for the tip on changing to "Password." Worked like a charm!