Re: cannot send mail

Be sure to follow all the steps in
http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=86383

Then, in Windows Mail, go to Tools, Accounts, select that Gmail account,
Properties. On the General tab, where it says "E-mail address" put your
@aol.com address. Before you can actually send with that identity,
do the Gmail verification step I mentioned below:
http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=22370

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Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)


"marc" <marc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:B5DAC157-5185-4FDF-A99D-EB90DE71327B@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
sorry to be pain but i'm not the best at computers, ive set up a gmail
account how do i link it up with my aol address and how do i set windows mail
up to use this?

"Gary VanderMolen" wrote:

You mean, if you set up a Gmail account? Yes, you keep your existing
AOL account for receiving. Also, you can send out emails through Gmail
using your @aol.com return address, so your correspondents won't
know the difference. Using your existing AOL email address with Gmail
does require a one-time verification procedure:
http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=22370

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Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)


"marc" <marc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:74CF7609-7A62-495D-AF81-955E82BB2D33@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
do still keep my aol address?

"Gary VanderMolen" wrote:

Thanks for confirming that the sent emails do not arrive.
However, that doesn't change my analysis of the reason for
why that is happening. Your Windows Mail is not at fault.
Email sent through the web interface use a different server
than email sent through the SMTP server, which results in
different treatment from spam filters on destination servers.

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Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)


"marc" <marc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:BA0E2747-6FAB-4D67-9C1A-FB6C444EE3DC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
i know they has'nt got there because i'm sending them to work and friends, if
i send direct from aol it i.e on line, it reaches its destination.

"Gary VanderMolen" wrote:

How do you know the message is not being sent out?
In view of the fact that you receive a message sent to yourself,
I would have to conclude that the messages do go out.
If a copy of the outgoing message is deposited in the Sent Items folder,
it means your Windows Mail got a confirmation from the SMTP server
that the message was sent out successfully.
The main reason a message may not be received by the recipient is
because of a spam filter at the recipient's end, either on his computer
or on his incoming mail server.

One thing you might try is using a different SMTP server, since some
receiving servers consider AOL mail to be spam. You can get a free
Gmail account, and then use the smtp.gmail.com server for sending.

--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)


"marc" <marc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:65E6E157-25F4-4153-8812-5CFB3590AEC9@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
i can recieve mail fine but when i send a mail it never reaches its
destination. if i send it to myself it gets through but if i send it to
another address its not going out over the internet. i'm with aol and
imputing smtp.aol.com and using 587 as my port. theres no error messages and
its as though its sent it but never gets there. i've phoned aol and they've
said contact microsoft
has anyone got any ideas


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