Seamonkey 1.1.14
WinXP Pro SP3
hooked up to a comcast cable bb pipe.
While I have posted a similar question before, there is new
information from tech support at my e-mail host mcleod
relating to turning off authentication.
I am still struggling with using seamonkey e-mail client on
Comcast when sending from my McLeodusa.net accounts. I am
not a Comcast subscriber but am hooked up while visiting a
friend.
No matter how I send McLeod smtp e-mail out of seamonkey it
fails. There is the 10060 error, an error that says smtp
server mcleodusa is not accepting e-mail, "the greeting
failed," or an endless repetitive loop of asking for my
password until I give up.
McLeod tech says that McLeod does not require
authentication. Apparently comcast does. Does this make sense?
Here's an explanation and fix for the 10060 I found.
Socket Error # 10060
Message from:<[email protected]> to:<[email protected]> Connect error in directly sending!
Info : Socket Error # 10060
Analyse: You are on a an ISP (such as Earthlink or Mindspring) that blocks
their users using any SMTP server other than their own.
Solutions: To set up Earthlink, Mindspring, or your ISP's SMTP servers for your
outgoing email you must click on your account settings in the email client you
are using (Outlook Express, Eudora, Netscape etc.)
In the SMTP (outgoing mail server) field you will enter smtp.earthlink.net (or
whatever your dial up or direct access ISP's SMTP server is) as your SMTP
server. You must then enter your Earthlink (or your ISP's) username and
password for that mail server.
In Outlook Express it is at the bottom of that same tab. You must uncheck 'My
server requires authentication' and click on 'settings' to enter your Earthlink
(or your ISP's) username and password.
I do use the comcast smtp.comcast.net server setting
I use the required port 587.
I insert my [email protected] for my smtp e-mail sender
What is the Seamonkey equivalent (to outlook express) of
unchecking "requires authentication" and still be able to
enter my McLeod user account name?
In Seamonkey in the outgoing smtp setup, if User and
Authentication is checked, I can enter the username (and I
assume that means authentication is on). When it is
unchecked, no user name can be entered, and the existing one
disappears.
POP email retrieval works fine.
When I send out of my earthlink accounts using the comcast
cable, I can use the earthlink smtpauth.earthlink.net server
with "user and Authentication" checked and my user name in
the window.
Thanks for any insights.
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