Cannot send email through Outlook Express...

[Makedon]

Hi there...
Maybe it sounds stupid but the thing is that, i wasnt here in the country for 3 months...So when i came back and wanted to send an email through outlook express i couldnt...only i can send with WBS email...the other 3 emails which i have and working with i cannot use them at all...
So ive changed the settings like 3-4 times but still the same...it seams that wbs have blocked the POP3 and SMTP servers...
Please someone if you have some solution please reply to me how to fix this problem...

 

[seburn]

you can only use the wbs smtp server to send out now.

Change your settings for the other three or read up on the work arounds ... seem fiddly to me.

They haven't blocked the pop3 ... only the smtp

 

[Crash]

So set outgoing to smtp.wbs.co.za

As seburn said.

 

[native]

Get thunderbird

 

[Ekhaatvensters]

Screw thunderbird, you dont need to get anything, outlook works fine, just make shure you've entered the account name with the suffix @wbs.co.za.
Then set the smtp.wbs.co.za and pop3.wbs.co.za and restart outlook before trying to connect.
If that fails make shure that IBurst recognise youre account, fail the help desk and give them youre username to find out.
Good luck, bad things have been said about WBS service, yet they did help me with a similar issue.

 

[Hidden_Agenda]

Screw thunderbird, you dont need to get anything, outlook works fine, just make shure you've entered the account name with the suffix @wbs.co.za.
Then set the [email protected] and [email protected] and restart outlook before trying.
If that fails make shure that IBurst recognise youre account, fail the help desk and give them youre username to find out.
Good luck, bad things have been said about WBS service, yet they did help me with a similar issue.

like me you appear to be newish here and you may not like windows but the first part of your post comes across as a little strong - not necessary

 

[mic_y]

hhm, hidden, I dont use the WBS smtp sever. but I have been experiencing problems with other smtp servers. I cant connect to mail.softhome.net, but gmail smtp works wonders. dont know why they decided to block certain smtp servers, but as long as i can use something else i am happy.

 

[Ekhaatvensters]

I'm sorry, never meant it that harsh, in a hurry typing.
But the rest of my post is still good

jammer, maar ek is 'n rascist stereotiepiese Afrikaner

 

[Scooby_Doo]

Screw thunderbird, you dont need to get anything, outlook works fine, just make shure you've entered the account name with the suffix @wbs.co.za.
Then set the [email protected] and [email protected] and restart outlook before trying.
If that fails make shure that IBurst recognise youre account, fail the help desk and give them youre username to find out.
Good luck, bad things have been said about WBS service, yet they did help me with a similar issue.

i don't use wbs so i may be wrong i'm pretty sure you can't have an "@" in an address name for an email server? shouldn't it be "*****.wbs.co.za"

 

[Ekhaatvensters]

Ja, of course my bad will edit post!
the account name is @wbs.co.za but the servers are .wbs.co.za

 

[Crash]

WBS have blocked access to all SMTP servers outside of their network.
So if you try to connect to any SMTP server besides smtp.wbs.co.za it will fail.
Regardsless of what account you are using, the outgoing has to be set to smtp.wbs.co.za.
This is WBS's attempt at stopping spam.

 

[seburn]

unless your mail provider supports ssl connection (gmail) or you do the tunneling bypass.
Generally no providers support ssl and the tunneling seems like a huge mission.

 

[slimothy]

actually they havent blocked all smtp servers they do have a list of exceptions and you can request your server be put on there. Alot of the time your mail host/web host/company/school will have a secure smtp port open, last i checked you can send to that just fine if you dont want to use wbs' servers, you can also use a proxy or SSH tunnel