Re: [cobalt-users] RE: SMTP for everyone

[Jeff Lasman <jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

JA wrote:

> I have to agree with this thread as we don't have a permanent connection to
> the internet in the UK as we are still paying for local phone calls(although
> this is changing slowly), so a client will log on to receive his email, then
> disconnect, read, do other admin and then reply to his email by which time
> the server has dropped his authentication

Even if the server hadn't "dropped" the authentication, he'd still get
the error, unless you've got static IP, since the authentication is
based on IP#.

> and I receive the complaint that
> the email is not working....

The email is working fine.  It's permitting authorized users to send
email while blocking out spammers.  By not working, do you mean
"blocking spammers"?  That's a good thing.

> It seems strange and slightly 'left field' that
> you would need to create two email accounts , one for receiving and another
> to send email when we are trying to keep things simple and efficient.

You do NOT need to create two email accounts.  You "can" if you wish,
but you certainly don't need to.

The problem is that Microsoft does a send before a receive.  You need to
bring it up with Microsoft ("http://www.microsoft.com/";).  It's NOT a
Cobalt issue.

Jeff
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