[quote user="honda90"]Ended.......the combined previous help along with eyeballs in my head to properly read error messages, I checked the disable certificates and I'm off and running.  Thanks to everyone!!!
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Pls mark this thread as "solved".

Is there anyone out there who knows how to configure pmail to send via qwest.com,  I've been on tech support with them trying to get info and it's not as simple as getting their smtp name and putting it in pmail.  They require a SSL, authentication etc....I use a different incoming pop mail server (my home permanent account), when I am down in Arizona and hooked up to Qwest I'd like to be able to use my pmail on my computer not just the webmail option for my home email.  I've tried to copy the commands for setting up outlook express and transpose over to pmail because of course pmail is unsupported by them, but the language although similar isn't exactly the same.

I'm really trying to get this running and help would be appreciated!!!!

tks Wendy

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Is there anyone out there who knows how to configure pmail to send via qwest.com,  I've been on tech support with them trying to get info and it's not as simple as getting their smtp name and putting it in pmail.  They require a SSL, authentication etc....I use a different incoming pop mail server (my home permanent account), when I am down in Arizona and hooked up to Qwest I'd like to be able to use my pmail on my computer not just the webmail option for my home email.  I've tried to copy the commands for setting up outlook express and transpose over to pmail because of course pmail is unsupported by them, but the language although similar isn't exactly the same.

I'm really trying to get this running and help would be appreciated!!!!

tks Wendy

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If they require SSL and authentication, go to Tools | Internet options | Sending (SMTP) and edit or add an SMTP host. For the port settings, you could try 465 (or perhaps 587). Then hit the security tab, click the via direct SSL connect radio button, check the appropriate SMTP authentication option and enter the required details. Hope this helps.

Cheers!
Steffan

Take this with a grain of salt, I do not use QWEST!  Looks like QWEST uses the same server for both POP3 and SMTP and in Tucson and Phoenix it's pop.tcsn.qwest.net.  For SMTP, I would try using a authentication using the same username and password used for the POP3 setup and select to use "Direct SSL" and change the port 465.  After that turn on session logging in the General section and try sending the mail.

Would you consider getting a Gmail account to send mail to be a reasonable alternative, Thomas?

Cheers!
Steffan

Would you consider getting a Gmail account to send mail to be a reasonable alternative, Thomas?

Yes, excellent idea.  I have a test setup here doing just that.  It does require that you register all of the email addresses with the GMail account so that GMail does not change the From: address to the GMail address.  GMail makes it handy since it uses SSL or TLS so you can use ports other than 25 to send the mail.  Personally though I run my own mail server and so I send using my mail server on a port other than 25 so I can bypass the blocks of the system I'm using at the time. 

There is a problem though when running a mailing list server that GMail will put limits on the traffic.

are you saying that by registering a gmail account then putting your personal email address linked to it, you can set up your smtp to send via them vs qwest?

> are you saying that by registering a gmail account then putting your personal email address linked to it, you can set up your smtp to
> send via them vs qwest?

Yes, that's what I am saying.  Does not work for a mailing list server with thousands of people sending to the list though since the email addresses of the sender can't possibly all be registered in the GMail account.  If they are not registered then the From: address becomes the default GMail account From: address.

Ended.......the combined previous help along with eyeballs in my head to properly read error messages, I checked the disable certificates and I'm off and running.  Thanks to everyone!!!