Anyone knows how to setup email for Adelphia cable?

[LukFilm]

I tried to look all over Adelphia's website, but couldn't find anything. I want to use Outlook Express. Thanks.

 

[sohcrates]

do you use DHCP?

if so, often you just make your incoming and outgoing mail servers "MAIL"

have you tried that?

 

[NeoV]

Sohcrates is right, but......

I had some problems, and the email settings the guys who set me up gave me did not work...I think it differs depending on where you are....

I will say that Adelphia's tech support, which is toll free and 24 hours a day, were very helpful...

Adelphia's biggest problem is that their newsgroup servers are HORRIBLE!! Any big file will be incomplete...I had to go to Usenet.net and get an account there.....

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

<< I tried to look all over Adelphia's website, but couldn't find anything. I want to use Outlook Express. Thanks. >>

Yup, @Home Tier2 tech here. Setting up an account:

mail server type: POP3
mail server names (both incoming and outgoing): mail
If you find any check boxes that say anything like &quot;use password authentication&quot; or &quot;my server requires authentication&quot; or something like that, DO NOT check them.

Other than your username and password, that's all you really have to know that isn't self explanitory.


&quot;...thank you for calling @Home. Have a good night.&quot;

 

[LukFilm]

Sweet, thanks so much, works great

 

[LukFilm]

Now why they don't put this simple thing on the website is beyond me...

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

<< I had some problems, and the email settings the guys who set me up gave me did not work...I think it differs depending on where you are.... >>

No, it doesn't. Each mail server, accross all regions, is named &quot;mail.&quot; Some people just need their subdomain along with it to connect. For instance: if you live in Portland Oregon, your subdomain would be &quot;mail.potlnd1.or.home.com&quot; or something similar. I can't tell you exactly what it is because I'm not at work and don't have my tools, but you can easily get that from tech support. This issue is easily a 5 minute call.




<< I will say that Adelphia's tech support, which is toll free and 24 hours a day, were very helpful... >>

Why, thank you!




<< Any big file will be incomplete...I had to go to Usenet.net and get an account there..... >>

Actually, mail and news servers were never meant to take huge files. They may be able to handle it, but you'll never get much tech support for trying to send a 1000K (roughly 1Meg) file through. POP3 servers aren't made to handle stuff that large, reguardless of what people tell you.