MAIL problem - telefonica smtp outgoing server

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MAIL problem - telefonica smtp outgoing server

First sorry this is on the safari board. Couldn't find the one for mail!

I am on holiday and the ISP I can find (public) is Telefonica. I have tried the standard smtp outgoing server (smtp.telefonica.net) but even on this I keep getting a "address rejected by server'. I've tried different servers but I think telefonica is fairly tight about that sort of stuff. I think the problem is a password and username is needed however I can't get these.

Is there any way around this, perhaps setting up a personal smtp server, or someway of bypassing their outgoing mail restrictions? This is my first mac so I'm a little bit stuck...

hope you can help!

Mac OS X (10.5.7)

Posted on Aug 4, 2009 3:26 AM

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Aug 4, 2009 6:26 AM in response to lukeylukey

Ok fixed it. For anyone else having the problem of a not being able to send outgoing mail with a public ISP do the following.

1) setup a gmail account and record password and username.

2) Set up a new server in mail: "mail/preferences/accounts/outgoingmail server (drop down)/edit server list"

3) add a new server by clicking on 'plus'

4) server name is 'smtp.gmail.com'. check 'use custom port' and enter 587. check use ssl box.

5) in Authentication drop down, choose password then enter your gmail username and password.

All this worked for me after fannying around with loads and loads of far more complicated things! Hope this helps someone like it did me!

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