Gatesware + Thunderbird + Sympatico broadband doesn't work

[Ian Zimmerman]

Arpad> I've just setup TB for my friends and run into this problem,
Arpad> after a few try I decided to put IP for the smtp server directly
Arpad> instead of the FQH and it works, the IP I use is 209.226.175.63
Arpad> (smtp1.sympatico.ca)....just a hint.

That's interesting.  Reminds me of something I had to do with my Exim 4
configuration to be able to use gmail for outgoing smtp:

### CONFDIR/passwd.client
#
# Format:
#targetmailserver.example:login:password
#
# default entry:
### *:bar:foo
# $Id: $
gmail-smtp.l.google.com:username:password

instead of the google-recommended smtp.gmail.com.  The trouble is that
that's what the IP reverse-resolves to.

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