Mailhost

[sat]

Has anyone else had problems trying to use mailhost(.st-and.ac.uk) as an SMTP server? Evolution doesn't seem to like it much for me, despite working perfectly for a while.

I can send it through wired OK though (and now just use that as my smtp server).

[Fawksie]

I set up mailhost as my SMTP server last night, and it works fine.

[Allan]

Quoting sat from 12:29, 6th Mar 2006
Has anyone else had problems trying to use mailhost(.st-and.ac.uk) as an SMTP server? Evolution doesn't seem to like it much for me, despite working perfectly for a while.

I can send it through wired OK though (and now just use that as my smtp server).

Mine works fine from uni but trying to use it back at home over the holidays was a no goer

[thebrookster]

I have used Thunderbird both at home and in Anstruther and never had a problem.

[thebrookster]

Just realised that I am talking absolute bollocks in my last post, so I will now attempt to interpret:

I have used Thunderbird with Uni email both within and outside RESNET, outside being in Anstruther.

Hope that this makes more sense than previous post.

[niall]

Quoting Allan from 00:45, 10th Apr 2006

Mine works fine from uni but trying to use it back at home over the holidays was a no goer

when you are at home you'll need to use the SMTP servers of your ISP, the uni ones wont work there, so for example i use smtp.btopenworld.com at home, not all mailservers are as simply named tho, i seem to remember pipex having extra stuff!

[hr]

do you have a tastyspoon?

http://www.tastyspoon.com/forum

[Allan]

Thanks - I will keep that in mind

Quoting niall from 23:52, 10th Apr 2006

Quoting Allan from 00:45, 10th Apr 2006

Mine works fine from uni but trying to use it back at home over the holidays was a no goer

when you are at home you'll need to use the SMTP servers of your ISP, the uni ones wont work there, so for example i use smtp.btopenworld.com at home, not all mailservers are as simply named tho, i seem to remember pipex having extra stuff!

[hr]

do you have a tastyspoon?

http://www.tastyspoon.com/forum

[TheGamesMaster]

If you use windows you could use Autoroute SMTP (http://www.mailutilities.com/ars/?fars_11 ) and after configuration either automatically or manually select the right SMTP server depending on your computer's IP.