[muglo] Re: Problems connecting with Apple's Mail

PS In case you haven't discovered this trick, I would suggest you
learn the joys of site: limited searches in google:

site:www.porchlight.ca mail server

http://www.google.ca/search?q=3Dsite%3Awww.porchlight.ca+mail+server&source=
id=3Dmozilla-search&start=3D0&start=3D0&ie=3Dutf-8&oe=3Dutf-8&client=3Dfire=
fox-a&rls=3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official

Eric.

On 6/22/05, Eric Dunbar <eric.dunbar@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> From http://www.porchlight.ca/help_setting_up.htm
>=20
> # Incoming mail server pop.porchlight.ca and outgoing STMP server
> mail.porchlight.ca
> # My server requires authentication must be checked.
> # Your user name (or login name) is the first part of your e-mail
> address name@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>=20
> Looks like you need to activate user name authentication to connect to
> your server.
>=20
> Also, since you are using OS X you can use telnet to troubleshoot
> connectivity problems (just as an FYI).
>=20
> From the command line you should try something like:
>=20
> telnet mail.porchlight.ca:25
>=20
> and this should connect to your mail server. Type some gibberish and
> you should get an error message back. This will confirm that you can
> indeed connect to the port.
>=20
> PS This telnet trick works for ALL ports and ALL servers. Telnet is
> the most basic of all internet protocols so it can interact with
> virtually anything that moves.
>=20
> Eric.
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