RE: [cobalt-users] smtp not working properly.

[Jeff Lasman <jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

As I recall, OE does an SMTP and then a POP when you click on "send and 
receive" (gee maybe they actually mean something when they put the "send" 
before the "receive" <smile>).  As to what the "Requires Authentication" 
does... it's probably got something to do with a certain Micro$oft 
mailserver solution <smile>.

Next version of sendmail will have an authentication standard built in, but 
my bet is it'll be an Internet standard; not necessarily a Microsoft standard.

Before anyone flames me as being Microsoft-antagonistic, note that I market 
Windows-based products; I'm not antagonistic, just realistic.

<grin>

Jeff

At 11:02 AM 12/17/99  Neil J. Kemp wrote:

> You're exactly correct. Sending on the second run (AFTER the pop3 check)
> will work (as it should). I was just wondering if it was possible to get it
> to work on the first run with this authentication thing from Microsoft in
> Outlook/Outlook Express. Probably not though - Anyone actually know what
> Microsoft's software is actually looking for/trying to do?
>
> --Neil