Queen of Squishies

On Sat, 27 Dec 2008 14:14:26 -0600, wrote
(in article
):

I'm using mediacom. I think it's working, at least the diagnostics
tell me it is. But - when I compose and hit send, it just goes to my
outbox and sits there. No error message or anything like that, but
just - nothing seems to happen.


Karen



Karen, what ISP are you using. *I ask because I use AT&T and they have a web
page somewhere (last time I really had to search for it) that lists the
proper mail servers etc. *Last time I had problems with email it was because
the server names had changed and I didn't know it. *Typed in the new ones
and
everything worked again.

Maureen


If you're sure you're using the correct SMTP server, are you using any
firewall software. If so, you need to make sure that port 25, 465 and 578
aren't blocked by the firewall.

Also, are you sure your Mail account is online? If you're using Apple's Mail
program, go to the mailbox menu and make sure take all accounts online is
selected.

Maureen

If iMac comes with a firewall then I am running one. How do I find it
to check on those ports?


Karen, Queen of Squishies




If you're sure you're using the correct SMTP server, are you using any
firewall software. *If so, you need to make sure that port 25, 465 and 578
aren't blocked by the firewall.

Also, are you sure your Mail account is online? *If you're using Apple's Mail
program, go to the mailbox menu and make sure take all accounts online is
selected. *

Maureen

On Sat, 27 Dec 2008 11:21:24 -0500, wrote
(in article
):

Okay, I have a conflict between my incoming and outgoing servers for
my email reader. Obviously I do not know what I am doing. Does
anyone else know what I am doing???
I can get my email on the web so if you want to email me off group it
will still work.


Karen, Queen of Squishies


If you are using "Mail" go to Windows-Connections in the menu bar. That will
at least tell you if you are connected both ways and if you are not connected
give you a clue as to why.

A quick glance at the site below might help if you can not get things
working.

https://memberservices.mchsi.com/msws/MemberServices

Good luck.


Lee

rarebirdyatverizondotnet

Park Ridge, NJ

Okay, I have a conflict between my incoming and outgoing servers for
my email reader. Obviously I do not know what I am doing. Does
anyone else know what I am doing???
I can get my email on the web so if you want to email me off group
it will still work.

It's quite common for email systems to use different computers for
sending and receiving. Demon's in the UK does that. They need to
do very different things.

Mail you send might go through an SMTP server on its way out.

Mail you receive might come from an IMAP or POP3 server.

You might need passwords for both in and out, and they might well
be different, and different from any other password you have.

That doesn't tell you how to connect but it might help to tell
you what to look for in your ISP's documentation and in the
configuration steps for your email system.

==== j a c k at c a m p i n . m e . u k === http://www.campin.me.uk ====
Jack Campin, 11 Third St, Newtongrange EH22 4PU, Scotland == mob 07800 739 557
CD-ROMs and free stuff: Scottish music, food intolerance, and Mac logic fonts

When I am using mail, yes, it does show that I am connected both
ways. Thanks for showing me that.
But here's the really weird thing, at least to me. Send is not an
option. I can't click it, it's there but not
active, or clickable, or whatever you want to call it.


Karen, Queen of Squishies


If you are using "Mail" go to Windows-Connections in the menu bar. That will
at least tell you if you are connected both ways and if you are not connected
*give you a clue as to why.

A quick glance at the site below might help if you can not get things
working.

https://memberservices.mchsi.com/msws/MemberServices

Good luck.

Lee

rarebirdyatverizondotnet

Park Ridge, NJ

On Sun, 28 Dec 2008 09:32:23 -0600, wrote
(in article
):


When I am using mail, yes, it does show that I am connected both
ways. Thanks for showing me that.
But here's the really weird thing, at least to me. Send is not an
option. I can't click it, it's there but not
active, or clickable, or whatever you want to call it.


Karen, Queen of Squishies





That's a whole 'nother problem and easy to fix. Open preferences in mail and
go to accounts. In the account pane, look for the "outgoing mail server"
pop-up menu. It's probably set to none at the moment. Look at the pull down
menu and select your outgoing mail server. That should do the trick.

I used to be able to tell where the firewall settings were, but with newest
version of OSX they've been hidden from me. If firewall settings need to be
changed, you may need to give the experts at AppleCare a call. You should
get free AppleCare for a couple of months with the new computer.

Maureen

In article
,
wrote:

When I am using mail, yes, it does show that I am connected both
ways. Thanks for showing me that.
But here's the really weird thing, at least to me. Send is not an
option. I can't click it, it's there but not
active, or clickable, or whatever you want to call it.


Karen, Queen of Squishies


Karen, you will have 90 days of free phone support for your new Mac, so
I'd recommend the following:
1. call your ISP and ask what the outgoing settings should be. Note them
down and keep them handy.
2. call Apple tech support (I *love* these people!) and have them walk
you through the process you need to get this working correctly.

--
Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas
sw.foster1 (at) gmail (dot) com (remove/change the obvious)
http://www.sandymike.net

On Sun, 28 Dec 2008 12:13:55 -0500, Maureen Wozniak wrote
(in article l.net):

On Sun, 28 Dec 2008 09:32:23 -0600, wrote
(in article
):


When I am using mail, yes, it does show that I am connected both
ways. Thanks for showing me that.
But here's the really weird thing, at least to me. Send is not an
option. I can't click it, it's there but not
active, or clickable, or whatever you want to call it.


Karen, Queen of Squishies





That's a whole 'nother problem and easy to fix. Open preferences in mail and

go to accounts. In the account pane, look for the "outgoing mail server"
pop-up menu. It's probably set to none at the moment. Look at the pull down

menu and select your outgoing mail server. That should do the trick.



I used to be able to tell where the firewall settings were, but with newest
version of OSX they've been hidden from me. If firewall settings need to be
changed, you may need to give the experts at AppleCare a call. You should
get free AppleCare for a couple of months with the new computer.

System Preferences/Security/Firewall but that panel scares me.

Maureen



Lee

rarebirdyatverizondotnet

Park Ridge, NJ

On Sun, 28 Dec 2008 10:32:23 -0500, wrote
(in article
):


When I am using mail, yes, it does show that I am connected both
ways. Thanks for showing me that.
But here's the really weird thing, at least to me. Send is not an
option. I can't click it, it's there but not
active, or clickable, or whatever you want to call it.

If the connection doctor shows that all your connections have succeeded then
I do not know what to tell you.

I call Verizon when I have a problem.

One thing I do occasionally that is stupid is forget to address my post.
That will leave me with an inactive and grayed out "send".



Karen, Queen of Squishies




Lee

rarebirdyatverizondotnet

Park Ridge, NJ