Re: Outgoing Mail Server Selection
From: PA Bear (PABear_at_mvps.org)
Date: 04/08/04
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Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2004 18:05:49 -0400
If the message was received by #3, OE will use #3 to Reply To or Forward the
message by default.
Whatever account you're sending from, it must be configured to use the SMTP
server of the ISP you're connected to at the time.../and/ that SMTP server
must allow you to send from the account.
-- HTH - Please Reply to This Thread ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE), AH-VSOP AumHa Forums http://forum.mvps.org/ Protect Your PC http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect Fred Marshall wrote: > OK thanks. Let's see if I understand: > > OE is configured with multiple accounts. #1, #2 and #3. > > #1 is the Default. > -The Incoming Server is the server name for the ISP that I'm connecting > through .. let's call that the "local" service. > -The Outgoing Server corresponds to the server name for the ISP that I'm > connecting through. Also the local service. > > #2 is unimportant right now but ..... > -The Incoming Server is another server that I have an account on. > -The Outgoing Server corresponds to the local server name for the ISP that > I'm connecting through. That's how it's configured. > > #3 is *not* the Default > - The Incoming Server is yet another server that I have an account on. > - The Outgoing Server corresponds to a "foreign" (not Local) server name > for this 3rd service. > [I set this up so that I could send mail when I'm on the road and dialed > up to the 3rd service]. > > OK, so now I'm at home and #1 (the Default) should take care of all > outgoing mail (I thought!) > > However, if I Reply to mail that came in from the #3 Incoming server, OE > attempts to send the Reply out from the #3 Outgoing server - which I can't > reach. So the Outgoing mail send fails. > > In other cases, it appears that Outoing mail via a "foreign" server does > work. > > From your response I get this: > > If the Local Service has port 25 open, then I can send mail via them to a > foreign server which will send the outgoing mail. > If not, then not. > > What I don't get is why OE selects an Outgoing server other than the > Default. > I guess I could set up two accounts with two outgoing servers and disable > one or the other? > > Fred > > "DGuess" <majik@mindspring.oops> wrote in message > news:uHPNJr9GEHA.2408@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... >> Whatever SMTP server you have set for the account, it will use, that is >> it's "Default". Tools | Accounts | Mail | <account name> Properties | >> Servers tab. >> >> Whatever ISP you connect may/will block port 25 from sending via a SMTP >> server that is not theirs. >> >> If the ISP you connect thru at the time doesn't allow you to use another >> SMTP server, they will block it. Some still don't but most do. It's a >> spam prevention measure. >> >> "Fred Marshall" <fmarshallx@remove_the_x.acm.org> wrote in message >> news:ukq1NV5GEHA.2052@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl... >>> I don't understand.... Whatever I have set *what*?? >>> The default account was #1. It tried to use #3 for outgoing in some >>> cases only. >>> >>> Which ISP are you referring to blocking port 25? The one the computer >>> is connected to or the one that is pointed to as the outgoing server in >>> the #3 >>> Account? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Fred >>> >>> "DGuess" <majik@mindspring.oops> wrote in message >>> news:uic89n4GEHA.2224@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... >>>> Whatever you have set it will attempt to use.... >>>> >>>> If the ISP isn't blocking port 25, it will attempt to use the account >>>> setting for that particular acount. They usually block it though. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> "Fred Marshall" <fmarshallx@remove_the_x.acm.org> wrote in message >>>> news:uJWxAc4GEHA.712@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl... >>>>> >>>>> "DGuess" <majik@mindspring.oops> wrote in message >>>>> news:O9gv%23N4GEHA.712@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl... >>>>>> The account that is set as default determines it. >>>>>> >>>>>> "Fred Marshall" <fmarshallx@remove_the_x.acm.org> wrote in message >>>>>> news:%23F6C6S3GEHA.2004@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> !! Sometimes OE chooses to use the "foreign" outgoing server instead >>>>> of the >>>>>>> default. It seems to depend on the addressee. >>>>> >>>>> That's what I'd have thought but look at this: >>>>> >>>>> Here's an example: >>>>> >>>>> Account Incoming server Outoing server >>>>> >>>>> 1(default) mail.nw.centurytel.net mail.nw.centurytel.net >>>>> >>>>> 2 mail.earthlink.bus.net mail.nw.centurytel.net >>>>> >>>>> 3 mail.yahoo.com mail.iinet.com >>>>> >>>>> Sometimes the outgoing server for Account 3 is used for outgoing >>>>> mail. It seems to depend on the addressee as in a Reply to someone >>>>> from whom mail >>>>> was >>>>> received on mail.yahoo.com as in Account 3. >>>>> >>>>> Fred
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