-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Wireless
- From: "Sandi Beach" <sandib2@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2008 15:26:58 -0500
G, it worked!! Called my ISP and he walked me through the authentication
process which was a simple "check the box". I was anticipating a long, much
more difficult procedure. I can now send and receive with wireless and it
is even staying connected.
Thanks, once again, for setting me on the right track.
Sandi
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gman" <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, September 21, 2008 4:35 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Wireless
> Sandi,
> I'm not surprised by this. I just took a close look at a message you
> had sent to me privately and found this in the headers.
>
> "Authentication-Results: mx.google.com; spf=neutral (google.com:
> 209.64.x.x
> is neither permitted nor denied by best guess record for domain of
> jmcclure@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) smtp.mail=jmcclure@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Received: from home (phl-30.phillipsburg.net [209.64.118.222])"
>
> * The '.x.x' part of your IP above is my own edit to help preserve your
> privacy.
>
>
> This shows that your dial-up email authentication has been going
> through, but only because they didn't really have a reason to doubt it was
> coming from you. Now that your Phillipsburg posts are coming into the
> Phillipsburg server through another server, they have a very good reason
> for
> doubting it. The cure here would be to call Phillipsburg and ask them how
> you can use your regular account to send messages when you're stuck on a
> laptop away from home using someone else's connection. The reply you
> should
> get is that you need to set up Authentication in your email client and
> they
> should guide you through the process of doing just that. I would do it
> myself, but different servers need different types on authentication and I
> wouldn't want to guess what they prefer.
>
> Peace,
> Gman
>
> "The only dumb questions are the ones we fail to ask"
>
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