> Earthlink blocks all SMTP that is not their's - that is, if > you are dialed > into them, you cannot send mail with your own SMTP host (your > own domain > name). I believe you can specify any reply-to or From: address in your email program. You just can't use another SMTP.
The problem is multiple personalities and checking mail. If you use Eudora, and you want to check your mail from your own domain, you need a personality for it. Then you need another to check your ELN mail and to send mail via ELN. So you get in your mail from your real FROM address (your domain) which has a logon to YOUR domain; then you hit reply, and your email gets bounced by earthlink because of wrong settings. So EVERY email you reply to, you have to remember to change to your ELN personality with the FAKED from line.
For the average mortal user this is beyond comprehension. Remember, IQ is based on a bell curve, the average is 100, so 1/2 your users are below that, try to teach them to do this.
I repeat, ELN sucks for this very reason!!!! Jale