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On Mon, 03 Mar 2014 08:24:16 +0000 Martin Gautier <martin.gautier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On 03/03/14 08:15, Neil Winchurst wrote: > > My daughter is set up with Xubuntu 12.04 LTS. Until recently she has > > had no problems with emails. I have set her up with Thunderbird > > using IMAP. Sometimes she gets an error message when sending an > > email. This is asking for the SMTP server to be set up with > > authentication. Most of her emails are sent without any problem. > > > > I have done some research and I suspect that some email accounts are > > set up to refuse to accept an email if there is no authentication. > > This is probably meant to be a way to avoid spam. > > > > Can anyone tell me if this is correct? At the moment her SMTP > > server is set up to use port 25 without any authentication. Would > > it be a sensible move to change that? I note that the suggested > > port is 587. As I understand it that port is meant to be using > > STARTTLS. > > > > Any help gratefully received, > > > > Neil > > > Neil > > Who is hosting the SMTP service? What credentials do they recommend? > > Martin > Not sure, but I think it is BT. Will check it out with her. Neil -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq