Recommendations for email servers for windows 7 greatly appreciated.
Can't use OE of course.
Windows live mail seems a mess in that one sets up a folder, saves mail to it and when one next starts up the email prog the folder has vanished together with the email.
Mozilla I would like to use but it stubbornly refuses to acknowledge 'mail.idnet.com and smtp.idnet.com' God knows why!
Which leaves ....... your recommendations pls.
Isn't it pop3.idnet.com for the incoming server?
Or imap.idnet.com if you want to use a less annoying protocol.
Also I assume you mean e-mail clients. Thunderbird on Windows, claws-mail on Linux.
Windows Live Mail works well for me, never seen anything vanish or folders disappear.
This is so frustrating. Running mozilla thunderbird but cannot send mail & get the message smtp.idnet.com failed under the login to server.
Password is correct and all addresses taken from my IDNet email settings. Ideas welcomed folks.
This rings a bell, but a search didn't throw anything up. I have a feeling we had to put someone in touch with support because of this problem before, and my recollection is that it's something about TB that doesn't like IDNet's server names. I'll keep looking.
Alan kinmel mentioned something I think
The only post I can find relates to a router not being happy with the smtp address, Steve. :dunno:
I think it was this one, not quite relevant http://www.idnetters.co.uk/forums/index.php?topic=21627.msg519628#msg519628
Well done that man, have a cigar. ;)
So it's not me complete with senior moment thank god. Will post later if successful and thanks to all.
Is this to do with authentication? Have you tried it with and without, Rick?
Have you checked your firewall isn't blocking it?
Quote from: Simon on Sep 25, 2010, 10:17:02
Is this to do with authentication? Have you tried it with and without, Rick?
Tried every combination known to man including switching off firewall and I've now deleted mozilla. Set up hotmail with link to idnet email address whilst I go and lick my wounds.
Bring back OE, plain, simple :conf:
Sorry I missed this
You need to go into your server settings
So Tools > Account settings > SMTP > Edit and select No Authentication
I believe this is down to a change Idnet's side with the password authentication process
If this was the same problem I and others faced that is...
Hope it fixes your issue
I connect to idnet's smtp server with no problems using Thunderbird.
pop3 server =mail.idnet.com
port 110
username = someone@idnet.com
Connection Security = none
smtp server= smtp.idnet.com
port = 465
Username = someone@idnet.com
Authentication = normal password ( from dropdown menu )
security = SSL/TLS
Tks guys. Using windows live mail 2011 at the mo. but will try again with mozilla and report back later in the week.
All working now, thanks guys. ;D
:thumb:
Thanks for letting us know, Rick.