Authentication/Relaying

[efpav]

I was getting a pop-up on a POP3 account while sending mail in OE 6 that asked for username, password, and domain, even if they were already entered in the account settings.

If I click cancel, the mail gets sent anyway.

If I enter the correct information, the mail gets sent and I don't get prompted again until I restart the mail client.

At home, if I enter my home ISP account info for the outgoing mail, I do not get prompted at all.

This last behavior is peculiar. Am I sending mail through my home ISP's mail server, or through my own internet mail server?

 

[Marcs41]

Am I sending mail through my home ISP's mail server, or through my own internet mail server?

We cannot know that, check you account settings - outgoing server.

Marc
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[efpav]

Okay, good point.

When I specify my own internet mail server for the outgoing email account, I get the username/password/domain prompt - even if they are entered in the account properties.

When I change the outgoing mail to my home ISP's account settings, I don't get prompted at all.

 

[Marcs41]

Your 'own internet mail server'?
Is that an Exchange 2000 server?

Marc
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[efpav]

Exchange 2000 SP6.

 

[Marcs41]

SP6 ?? Latest is SP3!

Anyway, you need to check your credentials on the server as it is not recognising/authenticating you.

Check the Event logs on the Exchange server too.

Marc
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