Problem sending mail when out of town.

So, I check in to the hotel w/ wifi and I receive mail but cannot send it. "Cannot send message using selected server" referring to my regular mail server. Gmail doesn't work nor does .mac even changing the port to 587.
Are there any magic numbers I need to configure to accomodate this or is it just too bad.
Thank you

Do you have the authentication information filled in for the mail account? Open Mail preferences, click on Accounts icon in toolbar, click on Account Information tab. Click on the Server Settings button. Select Password authentication from the Authentication drop down menu. Fill in your email username and password.
Some mail servers will not permit you to use them for sending mail when logged into another ISP account without authentication. Also be sure you are using the proper server for the mail account you are accessing, especially if you have multiple accounts and mail servers configured.

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Hey all
I recently got my Iphone4 and synced it to my mail on my computer. When using my iphone at home it send mail without a problems as it goes through my wifi I have. Internet is virgin media and mail is with windows mail by the way incase its important.
When I am out and about I can recieve email without a problem but cannot send anything at all.
What do I need to do so that I can send mail no matter where I am?
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The best way to avoid all this, is to use an email provider that is totally independent of any internet provider and will therefore work from anywhere, regardless of how you are connecting to the internet.
GMail and Apple's own MobileMe offer authenticated SMTP servers that work from anywhere.

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I am getting quite frustrated as I can't send mail when using my mobile broadband modem! I can receive mail, and surf the internet etc, but mail just wont send!(i get the usual cannot send try later/resend options). I thought this might be an issue with my mobile broadband but have recently reinstalled it. When at home on a wireless network I have no such issues.
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Cgienke wrote:
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On 23.03.2011 20:06, BPainter wrote:
>
> System: Netware 6.5.8 with all current patches.
>
> We are having a problem sending mail to one particular domain
> (neigerllp.com). When a message is sent our GW GWIA returns a "553
> sorry, that domain isn't in my list of allowed rcpthosts (#5.7.1)" error
> message. We receive that error because our mail server is looking at
> their secondary mx instead of their primary mx. If I unload named then
> our mail server looks for the secondary external DNS server and mail is
> sent without error to this domain. When named is not loaded it sends to
> the correct mx server listed. If I reload named it will work for a
> while but then default to the incorrect mail server. It also works for
> a while when I load named -pa, but eventually reverts back to the
> incorrect server. Could someone help me resolve this issue?
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CU,
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