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Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)


"Wayne" <Wayne@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:17899426-7FA4-43B9-929B-4891812D65E1@microsoft.com...
> Thanks to you both I now have Outlook set up and working with my gmail
> account!!
>
> "Gary VanderMolen" wrote:
>
>> Basically, there are four workarounds when sending away from home:
>>
>> 1. Use webmail for sending (via your browser).
>> 2. Ask your home ISP if they have a port other than '25' for SMTP.
>> 3. If you use the same away-from-home connection frequently,
>> substitute the SMTP server belonging to that connection. This is a bit
>> tricky, but if you want to go that route, I can provide more details.
>> 4. If you frequently send from multiple locations, get a free Gmail account,
>> configure it for POP access, set it up in Windows Mail, and use that for
>> your sending chores. Gmail uses port 465 for SMTP, which is not blocked
>> like port 25 is.
>>
>> --
>> Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)
>>
>>
>> "Wayne" <Wayne@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:328692C3-43A0-468E-9B2E-CA7C0828C9BD@microsoft.com...
>> >I have live mail set up on my home account and it works great there. However,
>> > when I am away from that account using another server it can only receive
>> > mail not send mail. Is there a way to configure it to send when I am
>> > connected to a public account such as a hotel?
>> > Thanks for any help.
>> > Wayne
>>