Entering and re-entering outgoing server password

i am getting extremely frustrated at being prompted to enter my outgoing server password and my outgoing mail keeps getting hung up.
does anyone know if it is OK (or not OK) to check remember this password in my keychain and/or why is it still prompting me for this? I am having a devil of a time getting mail to go out and for some reason my domain based email shows up as online but keeps prompting for a password and smtp.gmail.com shows up as OFFLINE and /also/ keeps prompting me for an outgoing server password.
i mean, i presume this is the the same as my GMail account password, right?!
Grrrrr.

multiple machines. single point on all of them would be the router or modem, any new hardware in the mix, or a fix for something from your ISP?
Try '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safe_mode safe mode with Networking]'''. This loads only the very basics needed to start your computer while enabling an Internet connection. Click on your operating system for instructions on how to start in safe mode: [http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/windows-startup-settings-including-safe-mode Windows 8], [http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/start-computer-safe-mode#start-computer-safe-mode=windows-7 Windows 7], [http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/start-computer-safe-mode#start-computer-safe-mode=windows-vista Windows Vista], [http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/boot_failsafe.mspx?mfr=true" Windows XP], [http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1564 OSX]
I have recently seen issues caused by bank security software and tokens from the US military. Safe mode basically disable all of that sort of stuff so a clean connection can be attempted.

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I have configured my iPhone for 2 email accounts: gmail and OptOnline. According to my ISP (OptOnline), I must use their outgoing mail server. OK, no problem.
I configured my outgoing server to be the OptOnline server, along with my username and password and I'm able to send email.
The problem is that my password is not retained. So 10 minutes later, I cannot send email. When I look at the Advanced Mail settings, the Outgoing Server password field is blank. It should contain asterisks like the other password fields.
Any ideas?

You are not meant to see passwords. Usually the Outgoing password is the same as the Incoming.

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Having trouble sending emails from my iphone.
I have followed the instructions provided by my email service. The only thing I don't seem able to set up correctly is for the Outgoing Mail Server.
When I choose 'password' from the authentication options (as instructed) and then go back a page ('password' is now shown next to 'Authentication' indicating that I have chosen 'password' correctly) and press 'done' .........some sort of verification process occurs and 'account verified' is shown.
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I actually done have any idea what any of this means. I am just following some provided setup instructions, the only bit of which I can't nail is this password issue, hence my assumption that this is the cause of my failure to send emails. I guess it might be something completely unrelated.
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I have a problem with both my iphone 3gs and ipad's outgoing server. i have 4 email accounts on both.
everyday when i try and send emails via either machine it states that it cannot not find the outgoing server. I have found this is due to the detail being unstable. I have to go into each account and re type in the username and password on the outgoing server section of the set up.
has anyone had this problem? this only started since i down loaded software when i set up my ipad which included the latest software providing a unified inbox for iPhone.

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I bought my Iphone 5 from Apple when it was first available. I have had an ATT acount for many years along with an MSN email account. I have had issues with sending email from my IPhone 5 since I have recieved this phone. I have deleted and readded the email application numberous times(sometimes 10 times a day), I have reset my phone a number of times, I have also changed my email password a number of times and readded to both my incoming server and outgoing server passwords. I have spoken to ATT tech support, Apple Tech support and Msn tech support multiple times, they have not been able to help me. I sometimes have gotten it to work for a few minutes to a couple of hours but as soon as I try to send an email from my phone again it will no longer send an email from my phone. I use my phone for work and this is very annoying as I have to use my email for work.I need help! I have had Iphones since the first Iphone and Mac computers for over 10 years but I am now over it, at this point I would not recommend Iphones. I am now at the point of buying a phone that I can use and it will not be an Apple Iphone.

jenylark wrote: I have deleted and readded the email application numberous times(sometimes 10 times a day),
No, you simply have not. It is not possible to delete the email application on the iPhone.
Let's assume that the email accounts were deleted and re-added, if this is done properly, the email accounts simply work.
So delete whatever account is on the phone, add them back correctly and it will simply work.
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Mail does not use correct outgoing server

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Mail in Mavericks (and also IOS6 snf 7) does not use the outgoing smtp server associated with the account being used. This results in either a failure to send or mail being put into the wrong "Sent" folder.
Background
I have most of my non-icloud mail pulled down to a home server from which my laptops and ios devices access various accounts using imap. The local home server also provides smtp and relays all mail to my ISP. Recently I have been switching from an old home server (Mac Mini) to a new one (Raspberry pi running the debian Raspbian version with fetchmail, Dovecot and postfix setup).
While making the changeover I had access to both the old server and the new server enabled on my laptop. Naturally the majority of the settings (Name, email address etc) were the same although the name and address of the server to be used for both incoming and outgoing mail were different. This seemed tp work fine for incoming. However when I tested outgoing mail the copy that should appear in the "sentt" box went missing. This usually indicates some mistake in the setting of the sent mail folder on the accounts but this all checked out.
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I have trawled support and elsewhere for any thing similar. Lots of mail problems (don't get me started on the way icloud loses outgoing each time you edit the list!) but I have not found any posts on precisiely this point.
IOS devices seem to have similar problems, but a quick attempt at a similar solution does not work, and I cannot be bothered to test the options. I will simply clean them out and put in the new accounts.
Advice
Grateful for any comments or advice from people who have encountered similar problems and whether my diagnosis if correct. Have I missed any obvious corrections that would clear this up. I do not know whether this is a Mavericks issue or also appears in earlier OSX versions.
CPE

Peter,
Where ever the Sent and Trash folders show in the Sidebar, highlight first one, and then the other, followed by clicking on Mailbox in the Menubar, and choosing Use This Mailbox For, and choose the function.
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Hey there Sharon47.
Couple of things that I see when I read this.
1 - If you have tried to reset your password (and it says that mail has been sent) my guess is that your spam or junk folder may have it on Gmail? That's assuming your old email account (earthlink) is still forwarding to your new (Gmail) account.
2 - Make sure your Firefox versions are up to date on the devices.
Also,
Here's a couple of support articles which may help you with syncing and
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-to-update-to-the-new-firefox-sync
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/ive-lost-my-firefox-sync-account-information
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