Have you tried turning it off and on again?

You need an SMTP server on port 25 on your local machine. Are you running Windows or Linux?

Posted By: Partial Angler on March 4th 2008 at 10:28:20

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Tech help needed please, (General Chat) - NCFC4life, Mar 4, 10:21:03
- You need to select a your web server for SMTP (General Chat) - Metabolic, Mar 4, 10:37:26
  - I have a 3 mobile modem thing? (General Chat) - NCFC4life, Mar 4, 10:39:37
    - No, you don't set a web server as SMTP server. You need to know your SMTP server. Who is (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Mar 4, 11:47:45
    - If you're using Hotmail then SMTP won't work (n/m) (General Chat) - Metabolic, Mar 4, 10:43:10
- Have you tried turning it off and on again? (General Chat) - Partial Angler, Mar 4, 10:28:20
  - I'm on a mac, i changed the port because i was told that it wont run anything below 1025 (n/m) (General Chat) - NCFC4life, Mar 4, 10:38:34
    - Can you telnet to your SMTP server? (General Chat) - Partial Angler, Mar 4, 10:40:38
      - bearing in mind i'm incompetant with computers, (General Chat) - NCFC4life, Mar 4, 10:42:24
        
        In your email client you need to go to preferences or settings for the accounts you have (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Mar 4, 10:44:23
        
        i'm on Leopard, sorry PA! (General Chat) - NCFC4life, Mar 4, 10:49:14
        
        What email client are you using? (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Mar 4, 10:51:52
        
        my home one is hotmail, work is outlook express (n/m) (General Chat) - NCFC4life, Mar 4, 10:55:26
        
        Metabolic above says hotmail wont work with SMTP... (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Mar 4, 11:01:21
        
        FAO: BerlinCanary (General Chat) - Tomblander, Mar 4, 11:05:57
        
        Cripes! (n/m) (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Mar 4, 11:41:15
        
        hotmail works if you download the 2 add-ons, (General Chat) - NCFC4life, Mar 4, 11:05:33
        
        Only the full "paid for" version of Hotmail works (General Chat) - mike_the_sphinx, Mar 4, 11:08:35
        
        I would boil the Betty and do a smell-dance (n/m) (General Chat) - Partial Angler, Mar 4, 10:54:18
        
        absolutely (General Chat) - Tomblander, Mar 4, 10:55:27
        
        Leopards are pussies. (General Chat) - Poomers Gorn Hoiper, Mar 4, 10:51:24
        
        ah I see, you're saying it would help if he put his keyboard on his head and.. (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Mar 4, 10:46:53
        
        MUST be aluminium though. God help you otherwise. (n/m) (General Chat) - Yellalee, Mar 4, 10:48:39
        
        would my copper nipples cause interference? (n/m) (General Chat) - NCFC4life, Mar 4, 10:49:44
        
        As long as the local constabulary don't mind doing the job, it's fine by me. (n/m) (General Chat) - Yellalee, Mar 4, 10:53:12
        
        I'm not interfering with them (General Chat) - Partial Angler, Mar 4, 10:50:50
  - how would i be able to find out if i have a local machine? (n/m) (General Chat) - Tomblander, Mar 4, 10:38:03
    - See if it refers to itself as a "computer" or a "compooter" (General Chat) - Partial Angler, Mar 4, 10:43:02
    - Have a really good look around the room (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Mar 4, 10:41:39
    - open a DOS prompt window (General Chat) - blindasabat, Mar 4, 10:39:12
      - had a good look, can't see any windows. is it round the back? (n/m) (General Chat) - Tomblander, Mar 4, 10:41:38
        
        Try down behind the sofa (n/m) (General Chat) - Partial Angler, Mar 4, 10:42:01
        
        i have found a small black box with some green lights that blink is them the windows? (n/m) (General Chat) - Tomblander, Mar 4, 10:44:28
        
        No - that's an MI6 decoy (General Chat) - Conspiracy Theorist, Mar 4, 10:50:26
        
        finally, a good reason to have a cat. (General Chat) - Tomblander, Mar 4, 10:52:12
        
        Did you find the hairy penny? (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Mar 4, 10:45:15
        
        nope (General Chat) - Tomblander, Mar 4, 10:50:28
- email Brains (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Mar 4, 10:21:51

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