BLIMEY!!! Parapunter, I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS!!!
I have spent hours and hours....................................................... AND HOURS on this, trying to get it to work this week; I have almost flung my laptop out of the window.
Despite numerous phone calls, e-mails, etc., never once has anyone at '1&1' mentioned Port 587. .....I read your post, adjust my settings and my email's are flying in and out like lightning for the first time.
They mentioned problems with Freeserve, but once you indicate you are not with them, it's down all sorts of other avenues; "we don't support Outlook Express", "try Outlook; far better program", "problems with the server" etc., etc. ..... It transpires AOL (my ISP) blocks Port 25, on checking with them tonight (and presumably others).
Anyway, 'Thanks' (a million). .....A great result for this Forum.
Last edited by BLUE SKY THINKER; 30th Mar 2004 at 21:32.