Tim wrote:
> On Tue August 28 2007 22:38, Samuel Penn wrote:
>
>> On Tuesday 28 August 2007 21:52:00 Tim wrote:
>>
>>> For the life of me I can not configure Kmail to ntl smtp, I know the
>>> setting are correct because i have taken the same setting as I have on my
>>> kmail.
>>>
>>> When I click send and receive it almost as though it is ignoring sending
>>> any mail in the outbox it just sits there, no error messages, nothing.
>>>
>> Have you tried right-click on the Outbox and send mail or whatever
>> the option is. Is KMail configured to automatically send mail?
>>
>>
>>> smtp.ntlworld.com
>>> port 25
>>> No encryption
>>> Authentication plain
>>>
>> I'd expect an error to appear at the bottom right of the window
>> (or at least an indication that it's trying to send), so it sounds
>> like it hasn't yet tried to send it.
>>
>> I assume you're doing this from an NTL network.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Be seeing you, http://www.glendale.org.uk
>> Sam. Mail/IM (Jabber): sam@???
>>
>
> Right clicking on the outbox and selecting send does nothing
>
> No error appear thats the odd thing, I have even tried purposely putting the
> wrong setting in (misspelling ntlworld (ntlwrld)) but there still no error
> messages which seem to point to the fact that it is not trying to send the
> e-mails in the first place.
>
> Yes I am on a n NTL network
Try using telnet to get to port 25 on the smtp host from that box -
you'll at least know if you are getting through to it.
sean@BENDER:~$ telnet auth.smtp.1and1.co.uk 25
Trying 212.227.15.179...
Connected to auth.smtp.1and1.co.uk.
Escape character is '^]'.
220 auth.smtp.oneandone.co.uk (mrelayeu5) Welcome to Nemesis ESMTP server
500 Error: bad syntax
500 Error: bad syntax
500 Error: bad syntax
500 Error: bad syntax
Connection closed by foreign host.
Sean
