Using .mac as outgoing server

I would like to use the .mac as an outgoing server for times when I can't use my comcast server (like when I am on the road). This is for an email address that is NOT a .mac address. I do have a .mac account.
I could have sworn that I had this working at some point in the past, but now it always rejects the outgoing message with the alert:
The SMTP server "smtp.mac.com" rejected the password for the user...
Can someone tell me if it is possible to configure this way? If so, what settings do I use exactly?
Does .mac offer any telephone support? It is very frustrating trying to find out this information.
Peter

Hello Peter.
I don't believe you had this working in the past since Apple has always prevented using the .Mac SMTP server for a non-.Mac email account.
I don't believe .Mac provides telephone support.
You can't use Comcast's SMTP server for this email account? Comcast has telephone support but being able to use either Comcast's SMTP server with your Comcast account or the .Mac SMTP server with a .Mac account depends on the ISP used for connecting to the internet when on the road.
If doing so at a hotel, you need to check with the hotel or hotel's ISP for the required SMTP server settings to send mail from an email account outside of the ISP's network.

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