"turn on SMTP authentication in your mail client .....

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peebs
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"turn on SMTP authentication in your mail client .....

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I am trying to get one of my email addresses to work in SM. I have set everything up as advised by my server except they need "POP3, SMTP and IMAP need authentication".
I can receive OK but when trying to send I get an error message "Please turn on SMTP authentication in your mail client ........".
I have tried every combination of 'Connection Security ' and 'Authentication Method' in my outgoing server settings to no avail. I am using post 465 as instructed.
How do you turn on SMTP authentication?
Many thanks
amrad
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Post by amrad »

I think it should be these settings, but it does depend on your ISP:

Connection security: SSL/TSL
Authentication Method: Normal Password
User name: This can be either the part of your email address before the @ symbol or your complete email address.

You should use either POP or IMAP but not both.

Regards,

Dave.
peebs
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Post by peebs »

Thanks Dave, I just tried that and it was sent OK, appeared in my sent folder but was not received at the other email address which I know for sure is receiving OK!
For these accts I was with Webair but they recently moved my acct over to a subsidiary hence the problem.
As an aside, how do you set up IMAP on Sea Monkey?
Best regards,
Peter
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