[oclug] Sympatico update

[Greg]

I use 'thunderbird'.
I had no trouble following sympatico's directions for POP.
Nothing, not even the infinite number of monkeys, worked for SMTP.

I was told about Google's standard instructions :
http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=13287

Somewhere in there it says :
"
  Outgoing Mail (SMTP) Server - requires TLS:

  smtp.gmail.com (use authentication)
  Use Authentication: Yes
  Use STARTTLS: Yes (some clients call this SSL)
"
Note "TLS" and "SSL".  I decided "some clients" means M$ windoze.

I set 'thunderbird' to 'tls' as Google instructs,
instead 'ssl' as sympatico instructs.
It works.


Mike wrote:
> Just had an automated phone message from Bell 
> 
> They are switching mail servers (January 4)  the new servers are pophm and 
> smtphm  (hm for Hotmail)
> 
> I tried to get the needed info from the Outlook and Mac instructions they give 
> but it keeps failing on password.
> 
> I looked into it a bit more and it looks like it is wanting a windows live 
> login
> 
> Does anyone have a work around,  or is it time to find a new ISP?
> 
> 
>