Re: [gentoo-user] New install, I still can't send email. Same error too.

[Richard Fish]

On 1/17/06, Dale <dalek@××××××××××.net> wrote:
> Hi guys.
>
> The last thread seemed to have went off base due to more than one problem at a
> time.  I just finished a new install on another hard drive.  I now have a
> working Mozilla, it opens now anyway.  I still get the same error when
> sending emails I used to have though.  Here it is again:
>
>
> " An error occurred while sending mail. The mail server responded: 5.7.1
> <whatever email address I am trying to send to> Relaying denied. Please
> verify that your email address is correct in your Mail preferences and try
> again."

This message typically occurs when the SMTP server doesn't trust you,
either because you are using an email address not from their domain,
or contacting the mail server from outside their network.  It might
also mean you have to authenticate with their mail server, using your
account login and password.

If the above doesn't help, maybe seeing your mail configuration would help:

find ~/.mozilla -name prefs.js -exec grep "mail.smtpserver" {} \;

-Richard




>
>
> To recap a bit.  I have a problem sending email to anyone outside my ISPs
> network.  I can't send to a yahoo, or my brothers Bell South account and some
> others too.  I can send a email to my ISPs customer service and other users
> there.
>
> I have called my ISP and they have no problems with any other customer.  I did
> copy over my /home directory.  I also tried setting up a new user with a
> empty user directory and then tried to send a email that way, same error.
>
> Earlier today when I was talking to my ISP, I got them to set up a new account
> for me to test with.  I can't send any email with it either.  So after
> setting up a new user on my end and setting up a new account on their end, I
> have no clue what to try next.  Kmail is working for the moment, that's how I
> am sending this one.
>
> I plan to try my brothers ISP tonight.  I want to see if I can send with it.
> He uses Bell South.
>
> What else can I try?  I have no clue what is wrong here.  Please don't tell me
> to use windoze.  I'm seriously considering installing Mandrake 9.1 and
> testing that.  It was buggy but it worked.  It may be worth testing anyway.
> Let me know if you need more info.  I'll post whatever you want, short of my
> password.  LOL
>
> Thanks for the help.  I'm open to ideas here.
>
> Dale
> :-)
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