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I installed a high speed line from my telephone company this afternoon
and I noticed that the out going email no longer works. It always
comes back with the message that the the server refused the
connection/password/bad greeting. The other functions like incoming
email and internet including web email are fine.

Could the internet connection have some thing to do with this?

Thank you in advance ...

On 11 Jan 2007 20:18:39 -0800, ""
<> wrote:

>I installed a high speed line from my telephone company this afternoon
>and I noticed that the out going email no longer works. It always
>comes back with the message that the the server refused the
>connection/password/bad greeting. The other functions like incoming
>email and internet including web email are fine.

What is the EXACT wording of the error?

>Could the internet connection have some thing to do with this?

Yes.

But, you provided no details on the error.

On Thu, 11 Jan 2007 20:18:39 -0800, Has Frothed:

> I installed a high speed line from my telephone company this afternoon
> and I noticed that the out going email no longer works. It always
> comes back with the message that the the server refused the
> connection/password/bad greeting. The other functions like incoming
> email and internet including web email are fine.
>
> Could the internet connection have some thing to do with this?
>
> Thank you in advance ...

New internet provider on the high speed line?

--
Pierre Salinger Memorial Hook, Line & Sinker, June 2004

COOSN-266-06-25794

Evan Platt wrote:
>
> Yes.
>
> But, you provided no details on the error.
>
Here's what I see on the AOL account:

An error occurred sending mail: The mail server sent an incorrect
greeting: Cannot connect to SMTP server 205.188.159.185
(205.188.159.185:25), connect error 10060.

Meat Plow wrote:
>
> New internet provider on the high speed line?
>
No, it's an existing AOL account setup with MS Outlook. Has been
working fine before.

On 11 Jan 2007 20:45:51 -0800, ""
<> wrote:

>An error occurred sending mail: The mail server sent an incorrect
>greeting: Cannot connect to SMTP server 205.188.159.185
>(205.188.159.185:25), connect error 10060.

Sounds like your new ISP is blocking smtp traffic to any server but
their own.

Use the smtp server provided by your new ISP.

Evan Platt wrote:
>
> Sounds like your new ISP is blocking smtp traffic to any server but
> their own.
>
> Use the smtp server provided by your new ISP.
>
That appears to be the case, but why would they do that?

On 11 Jan 2007 21:23:19 -0800, ""
<> wrote:

>That appears to be the case, but why would they do that?

To prevent spam. You can't go and use open relays to send out a
barrage of spam.

Evan Platt wrote:
>
> To prevent spam. You can't go and use open relays to send out a
> barrage of spam.
>
Fair enough. Thanks ...

On Thu, 11 Jan 2007 21:23:19 -0800, Has Frothed:

> Evan Platt wrote:
>>
>> Sounds like your new ISP is blocking smtp traffic to any server but
>> their own.
>>
>> Use the smtp server provided by your new ISP.
>>
> That appears to be the case, but why would they do that?

Cuts down spam.

--
Pierre Salinger Memorial Hook, Line & Sinker, June 2004

COOSN-266-06-25794