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Can't send messages in Mail, what do I do?

Hi,


Just upgraded from Panther to Tiger. I set up Mail, but when I tried to send an E=mail it didn't gop through, instead I got a message saying "Sender address rejected: Not logged in" I checked, but all the settings are correct, similar to my other computer where Mail does work. I didn't really use Mail with Panther, so I don't know if it's an old problem.


Any ideas why this might be happening?

iBook G4 (14-inch), Mac OS X (10.4.11), 1.33ghz, 512RAM

Posted on May 27, 2014 12:00 AM

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May 27, 2014 5:56 PM in response to BDAqua

Provider is @aol.com


Checked the Connection Doctor and there are only green dots, stating that the connection is fine.


One says: "smtp.aol.com Connection to server succeeeded, no login required"


But when I try to send mail the error message says: "Cannot send message using the server smtp.aol.com. Server response is: Sender address rejected; not logged in"


So, that sounds like two conflicting messages. I'm using the same info on my other mac and it's working there (maul is sending).


I'm just now deleting a lot of old messages, maybe that would help? Although I don't really think so.


Any ideas?

May 28, 2014 5:12 PM in response to BDAqua

It's IMAP, port 143. The other Mac is an Intel Desktop 2008.


The older Mac belongs to my mother. She was still using the old AOL software for writing and sending E-mails and had some issues with it, but otherwise liked it. I thought it didn't even exist anymore, but then I found the software online, downloaded it and re-installed, so it seems to be working fine now and she probably won't need the other mail.


I could try the advice in the article, but I just don't want to change anything and create a problem with the AOL software. So, I guess I'll leave it like that for now and bookmark the article in case I need it later.


Thanks for your help!

Can't send messages in Mail, what do I do?

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