[access-uk] Re: Using Pop3 Email away from home
- From: Jonathan H <digitaltoast@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2014 13:02:14 +0100
Just a warning that you should not change your outgoing SMTP server from
whatever your mail provider had set.
This might be a bit technical from this point on...
You need to authenticate to send mail these days; any "open relay" as they
are called is almost certain to be blacklisted.
Even if you manage to find one at the hotel or another ISP that will let
you use it rather than the correct one for BT Internet, your email is
extremely unlikely to be delivered, and even if it is, it will almost
certainly end up in the recipients spam folder.
Many many years ago, things were different, but almost all services now use
SPF and DKIM to tell whether an email is spoofed or genuine.
When you send an email
Here's a test: send a blank email to check-auth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx - it
will send something back.
If any of the first four item in the list are "fail" rather than "pass" or
"neutral", there's a fairly good chance your email is misconfigured and
will be being flagged as spam or not delivered in many cases.
What you SHOULD do however, as a matter of urgency, is ensure that your
outgoing SMTP ports for BT Internet are set to SSL and port 465 otherwise
you leave yourself open to hackery.
More info here:
http://bt.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/44917/~/bt-email%3A-what-are-the-settings-for-outgoing-and-incoming-mail-servers%3F
On 3 April 2014 12:48, carol.pearson29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <
carol.pearson29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> My previous message on this subject should have clarified that the problem
> was with a BrailleNote and not with my I devices.
>
> Carol P
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Paul Warner <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> CC:
> Date: Tuesday, 1 April 2014 3.27 pm
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Using Pop3 Email away from home
>
> >
> >
> > Hi Jackie,
> >
> > I believe you don't need to change anything at all. I have used pop3
> > email on IOS, Android and laptops in various countries and find that all
> > I need to do is to log in to the host's WiFi.
> >
> > Paul
> >
> >
> > On 01/04/2014 15.17, Jackie Brown wrote:
> > Apologies for cross-posting, but I need to know something regarding the
> use
> > of sending Emails while away from home.
> >
> > I am taking both my iOS devices and BrailleSense with me when I go to
> > Scotland tomorrow, but when I wish to reply to any Emails I receive, what
> > SMTP protocol would I use? At the moment, my incoming and outgoing are
> both
> > mail$btinternet$com, so if I use WiFI where I am staying, do I just
> change
> > the SMTP to whatever their provider is, or is it more complicated than
> that?
> >
> > I hope this makes sense, and thanks to anyone who manages to understand
> and
> > reply to this accordingly.
> >
> >
> > Kind regards,
> >
> > Jackie Brown
> > Twitter: @thebrownsplace
> > Skype: Thejackmate
> >
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