Re: Icedove setting
On 04/17/2012 08:05 PM, Camaleón wrote:
> On Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:20:32 +0800, lina wrote:
>
>> On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 9:46 PM, Camaleón <noelamac@gmail.com> wrote:
> (...)
>
>>>> I noticed the google use 465 as SMTP port.
>>> Every e-mail provider can use a different combo for authentication/
>>> configuration/port but you have to stick to what Outlook Live service
>>> needs. I mean, what Gmail needs it cannot work for Yahoo! or Hotmail
>>> or...
>> Hi,
>>
>> (Nice seeing your reply, shake hands, virtual though.)
> :-)
>
>> Have you noticed that in icedove --> Edit --> Account Settings
>>
>> At the bottom of the left column, there is one item calls: Outgoing
>> Server (SMTP),
>> click it, there is an option to choose the default outgoing server
>> settings. I chose google one as default.
> Yes, I know you can have multiple outgoing servers configured (in fact, I
> do have a bunch) but there are some e-mail providers that will reject
> sending e-mails which don't come from their own address (@example.com)
> and you still don't have your Outlook Live setup correctly ;-)
>
>>> Set Up Mozilla Thunderbird 3.0 for Your E-Mail Account
>>> http://help.outlook.com/en-us/140/ee958689.aspx
>> Yes, I followed exactly with minor tweak in port.
> No "minor tweaks" my lady ;-), you have to configure the smtp server as
> they say, which means you have to search for the proper "smtp settings"
> as the video at the bottom explains ("How do I find the server
> settings?").
+1, first follow the instructions precisely, then do any tweaking.
> If you are convinced you're using the right data for the smtp server and
> still getting an error, try to setup the same account from another e-mail
> client (better from an outlookized machine to discard a windowsity
> anomaly) and see how it goes. Should this neither works, I would contact
> the Outlook Live assistance/technical support service and explain your
> problem.
>
> Greetings,
>
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