Gatesware + Thunderbird + Sympatico broadband doesn't work

[bob]

Yup tried port 465 as well.    That is what Thunderbird defaults for SSL on 
the SMTP panel.

bob


On November 25, 2005 02:55 pm, you wrote:
> bob wrote:
> >I've now had a 2nd first hand experience with Thunderbird on Gatesware
> > with Sympatico broadband.      It simply does not work.
> >
> >I could get the POP incoming mail to work,  but nothing I tried could get
> > the SMTP to work.
> >
> >
> >The SMTP settings were:
> >
> >smtphm.sympatico.ca
> >port 25
> >TSL
> >userid=email address
>
> Just for the heck of it, try port 465 instead of 25 and see if that helps.
>
> I know that Rogers blocks outgoing port 25 and it wouldn't surprise me
> if Bell does that too.
>
> - Evan
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