Re: 556 Null Byte in Data keeps me from sending mail to a .NET Ac

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From: Jim Pickering (jimp_at_mvps.0rg)
Date: 10/26/04 

Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2004 10:15:34 -0700

All I can suggest then is to contact your ISP and ask about how they want
you to setup your mail if they require authentication (and most are now
switching to requiring it). 

-- 
Jim Pickering, MVP-Outlook Express
Please reply only to newsgroup.
"pmatt" <pmatt@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:E76ED229-436A-4B78-8AF4-7E9CF2887E43@microsoft.com...
> Thanks for the help.  I tried that.   I don't have a comcast account.  I 
> am
> sending the mail to a comcast account.  My account is different
> (cablespeed.com). I did check the "My server requires auth..." to no 
> avail.
> When I sent the message the same 556 null byte... error occured again.
>
> "Jim Pickering" wrote:
>
>> In Outlook Express, click Tools/Accounts then on the Mail tab, double 
>> click
>> the Comcast account and on the Server tab at the bottom, you'll find a 
>> box
>> "My server requires authentication" and you should check this box and 
>> click
>> Apply and all should then be well.  The problem is with Comcast not
>> advertising the fact in a way that all their users can understand.
>> -- 
>> Jim Pickering, MVP-Outlook Express
>> Please reply only to newsgroup.
>>
>>
>> "pmatt" <pmatt@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:C441FB24-DAD2-41F4-BEB5-38B96AFEB6B4@microsoft.com...
>> > When ever I try to send a message to anyone w/a .net account (in this 
>> > case
>> > the only two accts are comcast.net accounts) it always gets sent back 
>> > to
>> > me
>> > with this msg :
>> >
>> > Failed to deliver to '...@comcast.net'
>> > SMTP module(domain comcast.net) reports:
>> > message text rejected by gateway-r.comcast.net:
>> > 556 null byte in data
>> >
>> > I am using a cablespeed.com acct.  I spoke with them and they told me 
>> > it
>> > must have something to do with my software.
>> >
>> > What is this...and how can I fix the problem?
>> >
>> > Thanks
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
>>

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