"server does not allow relaying" email error

What helped in my case was to write in outgoing server the actual user name and password even though it was optional. Afterwards, it worked like a charm!

I had a similar experience on my iPad 2 after upgrading to iOS 5. The SMPT out setting were unconfigured so I had to reconfigure them.

Was it fine before? And is it fine now you reconfigured it?

My iPhone still has this problem, and I still have to restart it when it happens 😠.

I am updating to iOS 5 as I type this though, I'll test it then and see how it goes.

BINGO! That resolved my sending issues on my two business email accounts. Definitly need to manually input the Username and password and not leave blank/"Optional". I suspect like others, I assumed leaving it as "optional" was akin to clicking the box "Same as incoming settings" in Outlook in my mail account settings.

Hey it works!!!! u r genius!!

Mine is ok so far. But the problem for me wasn't solved my entering a user name and password for the SMTP server as my account doesn't require it, so those details are still left blank on my phone.

I'm not quite sure why the problem for me has gone away, I haven't changed any settings. When I do get the problem, I leave the email in the outbox and restart the phone. That has been fine and the email sends once the phone has restarted, but it's a shame I have to do that.

I have now updated to iOS 5, the problem hasn't happened so far.

Thanks. This worked for me! It said "optional" in both those boxes, clearly it is not!

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Thank you ! The info given about changing in the mail settings the authentication to password worked, changed that and voila, I can email again.

Thanks for sharing,

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I solved the same problem by entering my user name and password in the outgoing server areas listed as "Optional". 🙂🙂🙂

this worked !! thx dannopelli 😀 😀

& geoi11 is right !!

Perfect same fix works for non aol accounts as well. I have a work email that was stuck while my yahoo and gmail both worked. I used this fix and boom worked. Thanks I thought I tried everything but I never turned off the wifi first. Good looking out!

I did this and it worked. Called ATT and they could not figure it out!

For my IPhone 3gs, the ATT outgoing server is CWMX.com

Use this and TURN OFF all others including your email providers outgoing server

Yeah I think it works if you just type in username and password under optional.

Thanks!

As I've said previously, I had this problem but there is no username and password for the sending option on my network, so it stays blank.

Now that I've upgraded to iOS5, it hasn't happened. I upgraded about a month ago, and it's been fine so far.