Apple Mail.app in Starbucks and Borders...

[the Helix]

For some reason, when I am at Starbucks or Borders and am hooked up to the T-mobile line there, I can readily retrieve all my e-mail through Apple's Mail.app, but when it comes to sending e-mail through that same app., I have never been able to send anything out of it.

So why am I able to retrieve my e-mail through Apple's Mail.app, but I am not able to send e-mail through it? Wierd.

Thanks for any help anyone can give regarding this.

 

[Applespider]

It's probably to do with your regular ISPs mail server policies. Some ISPs only let you sent out through their servers when you're connected to their network. It's to stop spam being sent out primarily. Check with your ISP to see whether you can use their mailservers from outside their network if you authenticate with your username/password.

 

[balamw]

For some reason, when I am at Starbucks or Borders and am hooked up to the T-mobile line there, I can readily retrieve all my e-mail through Apple's Mail.app, but when it comes to sending e-mail through that same app., I have never been able to send anything out of it.

So why am I able to retrieve my e-mail through Apple's Mail.app, but I am not able to send e-mail through it? Wierd.

Thanks for any help anyone can give regarding this.

They're probably just filtering the SMTP port (port 25) from anything but T-Mobile's servers. A good idea, 'cause otherwise they might help promote spam and viruses that use this to propagate.

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[26139]

Yep

Correct, it has nothing to do with your computer.

Short answer is, use webmail.

 

[Mitthrawnuruodo]

...or get a Gmail account, and use Gmail's smtp for outgoing mail whenever you're not at home...

 

[jsw]

Many ISPs have an authenticated method for sending mail via other ISPs (Earthlink, for example, uses smtpauth.earthlink.net, with a supplied name and password).

I've been able to use that to send/receive email at my local Starbucks.

 

[the Helix]

I found the answer

All you need to do is change the smtp port from "25" to "587" and then you are good to go!

Hope that this may help anyone else who experiences this problem.