Setting up first Leopard Mail Server

Hi All,
I have nearly got there but still confused on the last hurdle!
I have set everything up server side, now when I try to setup client machine with the IMAP mail it is hitting the server and in the mail logs showing a connection is being made BUT giving this error : AOD : authentication error : cannot find user : [email protected] (0)
I have setup my account in OD and enabled mail with all relevant settings. in the info tab I have put a few diff emails I want that user to have (admin@, info@ etc) Is this correct or do I setup the users email accounts elsewhere?
Thanks in advance

OK setup a new user in WGM and account sends mail ;))
BUT when I mail to the new account it now states- Reason: Illegal host/domain name found
Is this my DNS?? I am using the FQDN as my SMTP, is this correct?

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1. How can I fix this so my mail flows out and gets delivered?
2. If I change the server name to something like domainname.net, would this fix #1?
Here is the interesting part - If I create the message in Mail.app that has a From field (not webmail - which I will be using 99% of the time) everything flows through the mail server and gets delivered.
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I appreciate being able to learn more about this.

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Before you go too far, where you you going (or hoping to go) with this?
If you're planning on running your own domain's email you might as well stop right now. For the most part you can't run a reliable mail service on a dynamic IP address. For one, most major ISPs are going to reject your mail as coming from a dynamic IP address. A large portion of ISPs will also reject your mail since the reverse lookup of your server's IP address doesn't match your domain.
If you're just running your own mail to/from your own users you might be OK, but if you're trying to email other domains it just isn't going to work.
You might have more luck if you relay your mail through your ISP's mail server - that may overcome some of the limitations but for truly reliable email delivery you need a static IP address.
Now, that said, in order for anyone to troubleshoot your problem (assuming it's more than just a dynamic IP address issue) you're going to have to reveal your domain name. That way people can lookup what the DNS world knows about your domain, test it, and see what the actual failure notices look like.
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Thanks for reply Simon.
I havent been able to find a guide so I have been guessing trying to setup the email server. Basically ive tried to setup a user email [email protected] (syncuser is also the account I use to sync my calendar and contacts)
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Stevehiker wrote:
Nevermind, it's fixed. One of the guys on PCQ&A suggested going to my ISP's website to see if they had a support page. They did and it stated that under certain circumstances that for the login ID the whole email address should be entered. For XP and Outlook Express one only uses the first part of the email address (your name); so just for grins I entered the whole address, name and all and everyting worked. Called my ISP and was told that that wasn't the way it's supposed to work. Well----
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Mine works the same way_must enter full email address as login. AT&T?
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