i am very green on this, the only way that i know to setup up my mail is through my mail server and that is mail.texasisp.com sending and recieving email is a pretty vast subject. thanks again randy On Wed, 16 Feb 2005, Janina Sajka wrote: > No, I don't understand this. > > With a connection to the Internet, your own smtp agent can direct mail > wherever it determines is the next delivery relay. That's the meaning of > having your mta configured and working for smtp. Whether or not it's > advisable in your circumstances, depends on your circumstances. In my > case, I'm fulfilling that function for myself, and when I'm on the road, > I authenticate with my home server for this service. > > But, you don't need your ISP to play smtp for you. That's your > choice--unless they're blocking outbound packets from your machine. If > they're doing that, dump them and get someone who doesn't do that. If > they're blocking outbound traffic, you'll have all kinds of trouble with > them forever. It may be mail today, it will be something else tomorrow, > and then something still beyond tomorrow. > > randy turner writes: >> >> but even with sendmail i still have to go through my isp, >> as long as i recieve mail first i am ok, >> thanks >> randy >> >> >> On Wed, 16 Feb 2005, Janina Sajka wrote: >> >>> So, case in point? No? >>> >>> Why rely on the ISP to send your mail? Get that sendmail, or exim, or >>> whatever, working and use it. >>> >>> Sorry if I dived in here late and missed something salient. >>> >>> Adam Myrow writes: >>>> On Tue, 15 Feb 2005, randy turner wrote: >>>> >>>>> well i have to run get-mail first, >>>>> then pine will send the message like it should >>>>> does this give any one any ideas? >>>> >>>> It's a feature of your ISP which forces you to authenticate with your POP >>>> server, and then, it will let you send mail for a limited time. I think >>>> it's some sort of anti-spam measure, and unfortunately, there's not much >>>> you can do about it except always check your mail right before you send, >>>> or get another ISP. >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Speakup mailing list >>>> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >>>> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >>> >>> -- >>> >>> Janina Sajka Phone: +1.202.494.7040 >>> Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC http://www.CapitalAccessibility.Com >>> >>> Chair, Accessibility Workgroup Free Standards Group (FSG) >>> janina at freestandards.org http://a11y.org >>> >>> If Linux can't solve your computing problem, you need a different problem. >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Speakup mailing list >>> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >>> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >>> > > -- > > Janina Sajka Phone: +1.202.494.7040 > Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC http://www.CapitalAccessibility.Com > > Chair, Accessibility Workgroup Free Standards Group (FSG) > janina at freestandards.org http://a11y.org > > If Linux can't solve your computing problem, you need a different problem. > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >
