POP and SMTP issues

I am wondering whether anyone might have a solution to this problem. I recently changed servers for my website which means I have to set up my personal account in Mac mail.
I have entered the POP details and password correctly and the same with SMTP. The connection doctor informed me they cannot connect and to check my user name and password. Looking at this posting below I unchecked authentication and, after that, it did connect to the SMTP. But, sadly "please check user name and password" is all I get for the POP.
I have doubled checked all the settings provided to me by my new server. I can access my servers Webmail and my mail is arriving in there. I have four other accounts set up in Mac Mail and no issues there.
Stan in Hartlepool.
Version 10.8.2
David Gimeno Gost
Feb 26, 2007 1:07 PM
Mail Help has some articles devoted to sending problems, e.g. “I can't send email” or “I can't send email because the connection to the server on port 25 timed out”. You may want to take a look at them in case there is something there that applies to you. Something that usually works if you’re trying to use an outgoing (SMTP) server different from the one provided by your ISP (and in the case of .Mac in particular) is changing the outgoing server port to 587 instead of 25 in Preferences > Accounts > Account Information > Outgoing Mail Server > Server Settings. On the other hand, if the outgoing server that doesn’t work is the one provided by your ISP, the problem could be that you’re telling Mail to authenticate, but the outgoing server doesn’t actually require authentication because it can determine who you are by other means.

not knowing your hosting service or if your doing it yourself (your own servers)
see if this link can provide you some addtional information as to settings etc
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1277

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Setting mail with Cox (or other services with different servers for pop and smtp)

My Cox mail account uses different servers for pop and smtp (my personal ISP 1&1 does too).
The mail applet on my Blackberry Curve 8330 with Verizon does not allow to define different servers for pop and smtp, and further, for SSL smtp mail, the port is fixed at 995 and cannot be changed, while Cox (and 1&1) want to use 587 or something like that.
As a result, I can only receive mail with these services.
I also have yahoo mail, which works fine, so I can send mail with it and it is not a life-and-death situation, but I would like to be able to just reply to email sent to my Cox address.
I called Verizon and they said BlackBerry provides the mail access through their servers and the applet, so there is nothing they can do.
Is there a way to set it such that I can not only receive but also send mail through either of these services?
Thanks in advance,
Didier
PS: Other than that, the Curve on Verizon rocks!!! so much better down here than AT&T it's not even funny.

OK, thank you for the input.
The problem I have with this solution is like the one I have now using yahoo.
There are 2 problems:
1) mailing lists want the mail to come from the account that is subscribed, so if the cox account is subscribed, I can't contribute from the blackberry, and if the blackberry account is subscribed, I don't get my mail in Outlook. Neither is good for me.
2) people who send me mail to the Cox account and get replies from me from the blackberry continue responding to the account that can send from the blackberry (not Cox), and from that point on I do not have that mail on the computer.
The issue of having two copies is no big deal, I just delete the mail I do not need. I would rather have two than none.
Really, Blackberry should modify the email service so that they directly support mail systems like those of Cox and 1&1. I am sure there are others. They should also allow the use of another port for SSL than 995. I have not seen anyone using 995 for SSL.
Until recently, I had a BB provided by my employer, and we had a BES, and that worked really well. I would like to emulate as much of that functionality as possible without having to pay somebody another $10 or $20 a month just for the priviledge of having an account on a private BES server.
Anyway, thanks for the exchange and suggestions.
Didier

OS 10.4.10 Update Causing Audio Popping (AND HUM) Issues:

OS 10.4.10 Update Causing Audio Popping (AND HUM) Issues:
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Then, if I play a song in iTunes, it first pops and the hum disappears right before playing.
Quite annoying. I restored the mini from a recent backup to 10.4.9. Problem gone.
I'm glad I test updates on the mini before applying them to my Intel iMac 24. I guess I'll just hide & watch what happens before doing any more updates.
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Guys/Gals (OS X Engineers):
Concerning the Snap, Crackle Pop Audio problem in the 10.4.10 update:
Please. Just do the right thing and fix the audio.
There is no need to power cycle the audio subsystem to save .0005 amps on the laptop line.
And then to make your Mac mini/iMac/other desktop users have to put up with it when using AC power is ridiculous.
Put the audio subsystem back like it was in 10.4.9 and let the laptop battery freaks looking for mini-amp savings get a "work-a-round".
Crikey!
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Libby,
Backup is unable to make a restorable by Disk Utility backup. You can restore pieces of the software as outlined in my FAQ about backing up user data:
http://www.macmaps.com/backup.html
But to be able to restore a backup with Disk Utility, you need a cloning utility to have made the backup.
I suggest starting a new thread here, where someone else could help you out better:
http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=752&start=0
First off, you'll get a wider audience who may be able to solve your problem. Secondly, responses to you won't confuse the original poster with solutions that don't apply to them. And thirdly, you'll know for certain whether or not a response applies to you.

IMAP, POP and SMTP information for manual email setup

How to manually set up your Telstra email service:
Telstra email on the BigPond platform
POP & SMTP
Your name
Enter your name as you’d like it appear in emails you send.
Account type
POP3
Incoming server details
Server address
mail.bigpond.com
Port
995
Encrypted connection
SSL
Outgoing server details
Server address
mail.bigpond.com
Port
587 or 465
Authentication
Yes
Encrypted connection
With SSL Encryption
Username
Enter your full email address (ending in '@bigpond.com' or '@bigpond.net.au')
Password
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Ensure the checkbox is ticked for Outgoing server requires authentication – in most mail clients, this is not ticked by default.
Use:
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) with the POP and SMTP connection, and
SMTP authentication for security.
Ensure that your operating system and email client have the latest updates.
Telstra email on the Outlook.com platform
If you’re on the Telstra email platform with Outlook.com®, you can choose either of the following types of settings to set up email on your computer, tablet or mobile phone:
IMAP and SMTP
POP and SMTP
Where possible, it’s preferable to use the IMAP & SMPT settings as they provide an extra layer of security.
IMAP and SMTP
Your name
Enter your name as you’d like it appear in emails you send.
Account type
IMAP
Incoming server details
Server address
imap-mail.outlook.com
Port
993
Encrypted connection
SSL
Outgoing server details
Server address
smtp-mail.outlook.com
Port
587
Authentication
Yes
Encrypted connection
With TLS/STARTTLS (preferred) or SSL Encryption
Username
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Password
Enter your Telstra email account password which will be case-sensitive.
Other settings to check
Ensure the checkbox is ticked for Outgoing server requires authentication – in most mail clients, this is not ticked by default.
Use:
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) with the POP and SMTP connection, and
SMTP authentication for security.
Ensure that your operating system and email client have the latest updates.
POP and SMTP
Your name
Enter your name as you’d like it appear in emails you send
Account type
POP3
Incoming server details
Server address
pop-mail.outlook.com
Port
995
Encrypted connection
SSL
Outgoing server details
Server address
smtp-mail.outlook.com
Port
587
Authentication
Yes
Encrypted connection
With TLS/STARTTLS (preferred) or SSL Encryption
Username
Enter your full email address (ending in '@bigpond.com' or '@bigpond.net.au')
Password
Enter your Telstra email account password which will be case-sensitive.
Other settings to check
Ensure the checkbox is ticked for Outgoing server requires authentication – in most mail clients, this is not ticked by default.
Use:
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) with the POP and SMTP connection, and
SMTP authentication for security.
Ensure that your operating system and email client have the latest updates.
Outlook is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

Re: BigPond settings for POP, IMAP and SMTP
I am have trouble with Apple: they claim that because I have not physically changed my email address they won't "accept" it! (it's same one that I have had for the past 5years),
I am also unable to log on using the email address & password that I have for past 12 months!
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How to configure Mail to use different ports for POP and SMTP?

I am trying to configure Mail for my AT&T account. It requires me to configure POP (incoming) mail for port 995, and SMTP (outgoing) mail for port 465. However there doesn't seem to be an option to configure different ports for these. Is that correct, or am I missing something?
Alternatively can I configure two accounts, one for POP incoming and one for SMTP outgoing? My incoming POP account does work, but in configuring an outgoing account I still have to configure a POP server name and that will not work for the outgoing port.
Any advice on how to solve this would be appreciated.

Understand. It is really quite easy to do in Mail, too. Kappy told you how to set up the smtp piece. I gave you pop info. These two things are on different panels within Account Preferences.
To recap his and my posts
SMTP:
In Mail Prefs, click on the accounts icon. Click on your att yahoo account on the list. On the right of the window, in the lower portion, you see an smtp server menu. Open it and select edit. Select Edit Server, then click on its Advanced tab. Set up port 465 with SSL.
POP:
This is on a different panel in Mail PRefs Accounts. Now in Mail Prefs, click on the accounts icon. Click on your att yahoo account on the list. On the right of the window, you see three tabs, acc't info, mbox behaviors, and Advanced. This is where things are different than for smtp. You are going to configure stuff on a different "advanced" panel than where you were for the smtp stuff. Click on the advanced tab. There is a field for port with a SSL checkbox next to it and an authentication drop down menu. Check the box and it should quickfill change from 110 to 995. Autentication drop down is probably already default to password.
Did you visit the URL I gave you previously? It even gives you screen shots.

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IMAP and SMTP are different things.
SMTP is simple mail transfer protocol - it's just a protocol to transport email from host to host
IMAP is internet message access protocol - it's a protocol to retrieve your email, one in which the messages are stored on the remote server (unlike POP where all the messages are downloaded locally)
IMAP is nice because it allows for access to your mail from any client (and can be used for web based email rather than something like Thunderbird or Sylpheed)
Hula has both (along with POP)...

Restoring Me, POP and SMTP accounts in Mail after issue

Hi there !
After unexpected power-off, when 10.5 restarted, Mail give me
message for restoring message database.
After some times (I have a lot of mailboxes and mails during past 3 years),
Mail started BUT I SEE ONLY my MAC/ME accounts, but NOT all my
other POP/IMAP account.
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you need to restore the mail preference file. do you have a backup? if so quit mail and restore the file home directory/library/preferences/com.apple.mail.plist from the backup. if you don't have a backup recreate all your email accounts in Mail and they will recognize their existing mailboxes once recreated. and start backing up.

How to set up two POP e-mail accounts using the same POP and SMTP servers

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What targeting the Mail.app preference file, do the following:
Quit the Mail.app first and using the Finder, go to Home > Library > Mail. Copy the Mail folder and place the copy on the Desktop for backup purposes.
Using the Finder, go to Home > Library > Preferences > com.apple.mail.plist. Move the com.apple.mail.plist file to the Desktop.
Note: Moving the com.apple.mail.plist file out of the Preferences folder will require re-entering all email account information when re-launching Mail.
The only exception to this is if you have a .Mac account which will be recreated automatically and/or if you created an email account as part of the computer setup assistant when first turning on the computer when new.
Launch Mail and decline any prompt to import mailboxes. After re-entering all email account information, the Mail.app should rediscover the existing account named folders and mailbox files at Home > Library > Mail.
After confirming all mailboxes were successfully rediscovered, you can delete the copy of the Mail folder and old com.apple.mail.plist file from the Desktop.
Test if this resolves the problem.

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iPhoto Menu -> Preferences -> Accounts ->
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This is a downside when an email account provider does not provide/support an authenticated SMTP server, and we can thank low-life spammers for this.
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I am student, doing a project about javamail.
I only have mail hotmail and yahoo mail account which
are not working with my program.
Actually i was trying to find a way to send and
retrieve mail from them, since i'm going to pass my
project soon, i just wanna find some other account
which support the POP and SMTP, so i can do my
testing!
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Could someone tell me some free POP of SMTP mail
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ThanksI am student, doing a project about javamail.
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Pop before smtp and smtp auth

Hi Jay,
hope all is well with you.
what is pop before smtp and how to see if it is enabled?
what is smtp auth and how to see if it is enabled? Is it enabled by default on MS 6.x?
what happens if smtp auth is not enabled? Will my mail server be a relay?
Is there any additional configuration that should be done on messaging server to allow connection for dial-up users?
thanks,

Hi Jay,
hope all is well with you.
what is pop before smtp and how to see if it is
enabled?Pop before SMTP is a very old, and little used method for "authenticating" users. There is virtually no reason to turn this on, anymore.
It's done through the MMP, and is the only reason to actually use the SMTP proxy that's part of MMP.
I would not go there unless your environment requires it. Most do not. Most clients support SMTP authentication, which is much better, and is on by default.
>
what is smtp auth and how to see if it is enabled? Is
it enabled by default on MS 6.x?See above. Yes, smtp authentication is on by default.
>
what happens if smtp auth is not enabled? Will my
mail server be a relay?Totally different issue.
No.
If smtp auth is off, if you have external users, they likely will not be allowed to send to other external users..
>
Is there any additional configuration that should be
done on messaging server to allow connection for
dial-up users?If "dial-up users" means that they come from ip addresses outside your network, then smtp auth will allow them full access.
thanks,

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