E-mail setup

[Guest kingronnie]

Hi, another newbie here!

I've had my SPV (not E100) for about 2 months now and still can't get e-mail working.

I have an Orange e-mail account and I've got GPRS activated. I am in the UK and would like to know what the settings need to be.

Sorry if this has been asked before, but I couldn't find it using search.

Ta very much,

Ronnie

[Guest pcheaven]

try here ( The MODACO search engine is a bit weird!, you should have found this easily using search)

click me

[Guest kingronnie]

Thanks. I've followed all that, and now when I do 'send/receive e-mail' it dials, connects, asks me for my password, says 'logging on' then asks me for my password again (even though I've checked the save password button).

What have I done wrong?

Ronnie

[Guest martin]

Do you have Orange GPRS set as the Internet Connection in Settings-Data Connections ?

[Guest kingronnie]

Yep, just checked.

[Guest pcheaven]

Re check your password has been typed correctly.

A misspelled password will give the same sympton.

Check your SMTP (outgoing mail)settings carefully

you must use the SMTP server as provided by your airtime company

while your POP3 can be just about anyone

[Guest kingronnie]

Check your SMTP (outgoing mail)settings carefully

you must use the SMTP server as provided by your airtime company

Sorry if this is a stupid question, but by 'airtime company', do you mean Orange?

[Guest awarner [MVP]]

Yes

[Guest morpheus2702]

To access my Freeserve mail, I use smtp.orange.net as the outgoing mail server (I'm on the 3-month free e-mail promo). I had heard this may be required since some servers do not allow remote access - prevent spam/attacks etc. Or at least something like that.

I know that at least on a PC, being continually asked for your account password, regardless of whether you have the 'remember password' box ticked or not is a known bug when you have upgraded from Outlook 2000 to XP. Maybe this is something to do with it? There is a fix on the Microsoft knowledge base if so.

[Guest pcheaven]

yes.

you have to send on orange if your airtime company is orange.

this is to prevent "open host relays"

ie people sending email that basically cant be traced.

Which would happen if you sent from an orange phone using say for example

a bt smtp account.

Keep checking your password, and check with orange your 3 month trial is active