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3 Broadband (NBS) and Outlook 7

pineapple*soul · 2010-04-04 19:55:56

I'm having problems sending mails using Outlook 7 at the moment. I've scoured the internet looking for various settings changes that I can implement to try to get it to work, but nothing has. I keep seeing that people with similar problems are finding the trouble is with their ISP. Is this the case with 3 broadband? I'm on…

04-04-2010 07:55PM

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pineapple*soul

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I'm having problems sending mails using Outlook 7 at the moment.

I've scoured the internet looking for various settings changes that I can implement to try to get it to work, but nothing has. I keep seeing that people with similar problems are finding the trouble is with their ISP. Is this the case with 3 broadband? I'm on the National Broadband scheme with them.

It would be truly great if anybody can help me with this!

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#2 04-04-2010 08:18PM

PogMoThoin

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Wrong forum btw
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=1147

Do 3 provide an outgoing smtp server? They didn't 2 years ago and I doubt they do now, doubt they care either.

Edit: There is a workaround, You can use googles gmail smtp servers which are free, but there are some other issues with this like Your replyto email ending up being @gmail.com
http://lifehacker.com/111166/how-to-use-gmail-as-your-smtp-server

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#3 04-04-2010 09:29PM

pineapple*soul

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PogMoThoin wrote: »

Wrong forum btw
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=1147

Do 3 provide an outgoing smtp server? They didn't 2 years ago and I doubt they do now, doubt they care either.

Edit: There is a workaround, You can use googles gmail smtp servers which are free, but there are some other issues with this like Your replyto email ending up being @gmail.com
http://lifehacker.com/111166/how-to-use-gmail-as-your-smtp-server

Thanks for that, I'll give it a shot.

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#4 05-04-2010 11:14AM

Sponge Bob

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Yahoo also provide outgoing ( smtp) services and may not rewrite the "from" email unlike gmail which rewites mine with an @googlemail address ...yuk!

yahoo supplies a secure version too

http://help.yahoo.com/l/uk/yahoo/mail/yahoomail/pop/pop-50.html;_ylt=ApKAPr5.FtiRCEvOh26u0xOUwCN4

3 has no outbound mail server never did, the useless cacks.

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#5 05-04-2010 03:34PM

drunkmonkey

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3's outgoing mail server is "mail-relay.3ireland.ie" and it works with outlook!!

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#6 05-04-2010 03:42PM

missyfirefly

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pineapple*soul wrote: »

I'm having problems sending mails using Outlook 7 at the moment.

I've scoured the internet looking for various settings changes that I can implement to try to get it to work, but nothing has. I keep seeing that people with similar problems are finding the trouble is with their ISP. Is this the case with 3 broadband? I'm on the National Broadband scheme with them.

It would be truly great if anybody can help me with this!

According to http://www.etailor.ie/support/email-support/pop3-and-smtp-settings/

3's Smtp server is mail-relay.3ireland.ie

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