SMTP Settings

[TimTDP]

I usually connect to the Internet via ADSL
However on occasions I use me mobile phone as WIFI hotspot to connect my laptop to the Internet.
But when doing this I cannot send email. I suspect that the smtp settings on my email account are not valid.
I have a gmail email account as well as an email account with a local ISP

What smtp settings can I use so that my emails are sent, irrespective of how I am connected to the Internet?

Thanks in advance

 

[gjfourie]

When on mobile you should use your mobile providers smtp settings.
or use gmail as your default mail provider.

 

[TimTDP]

When on mobile you should use your mobile providers smtp settings.

But that is very inconvenient!
Some users don't even know these settings, let alone where to change them!
Surely there must be a solution?
I can't be the only person with this problem

 

[gjfourie]

It is a big PITA.
Look at a smtp relay service. There are many on the interwebs.

 

[Venomous]

lol....

really people...
route business mail to gmail?
pay for an smtp server?
etc?


set pop and smtp for you mail provider
click on advanced.
look for a tick box that says use the same settings as incoming for outgoing email.

save all changes and it should work
If your ADSL is with mweb then change the outgoing port to 587.

edit:
leave those setttings unchanged for both adsl and 3g connections

 

[gjfourie]

uuuhm. Don't see the need to be condecending, but... anyway

OP. If you want to merge your gmail and isp mail and only use gmail as your default mail provider then go that route it will be the simplest.

If not (like many people do) and you want to use your ISP mail as default then your option is to change the smtp setting when on mobile everytime.

reading up on mail relays was a suggestion. Depends on what you want.

 

[envo]

ISP's lock down port 25 to their own mail servers, to route/scan through them for potential spam or virusses lurking. What you want to do is run on the actual SMTP port 587. This then totally bypasses any "man in middle" SMTP routing an ISP (any ISP) will do and you'd be able to use your own mail servers properly on mobile or ADSL

 

[TheMightyQuinn]

Just get Hosted Exchange from Microsoft. R 45 per month.

 

[sajunky]

Server: smtp.gmail.com with options:
- server require authentification
- use the same username/password as for incoming mail

Select one of these ports:
Port 465 (SSL required)
Port 587 (TLS required)
https://support.google.com/a/answer/176600?hl=en