Mail program question...

[Entity]

I've gotten this same error now using Outlook Express, Pegasus, Foxmail, and Eudora. Anyone know what I'm setting wrong?



<< The message could not be sent because one of the recipients was rejected by the server. The rejected e-mail address was 'robcole42@hotmail.com'. Subject 'testing', Account: 'robcole.deskmail.washington.edu', Server: 'mailhost.u.washington.edu', Protocol: SMTP, Server Response: '550 <robcole42@hotmail.com>... Relaying denied', Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No, Server Error: 550, Error Number: 0x800CCC79 >>



Rob

 

[Damaged]

You trying to send to a mail server that you are not allowed access to use.

Just because you have an account there, doesn't mean that you can connect to that server from any other place in the world. Not in the SMTP world at least.

You need to find out what outgoing mail server you should be using, because that one isn't the correct one.

 

[Entity]

Thanks. I just figured it out. They changed the server (used to be mailhost.u.washington.edu, now is mailhost.washington.edu).

Bleh. :|

Rob

 

[Entity]

Ack, I'm still having the error. I can't figure out why. I'm wondering if I have to be in the UW domain to be able to access it...I didn't think so, but you might.

Rob

 

[GT1999]

<< I'm wondering if I have to be in the UW domain to be able to access it... >>



That's exactly how our POP3 and SMTP ports are set up on our primary mail server, as a local ISP. I'm not the one hwo implemented this feature, but from what I have been told, it is in effect some sort of firewall or guard which only allows persons on certian IP addresses to have access to the server/mail ports.

G|T

 

[Damaged]

No one really cares about checking your mail POP3. At least we don't. I mean you know your username and password, fine. Who cares what IP the request is coming from. However, in order to reduce spamming we always only allow IPs in our range to connect to our outgoing mail servers (SMTP). Just good practice.

You aren't trying to connect to that mail server from home while connected to your ISP are you? Won't work. You'll need to use your ISPs SMTP server. POPing your mail off their POP server shouldn't be a problem though.