Sending email via outlook with WiFi

[Ed and Cheryl]

I can receive email using outlook when connected to wi-fi, but must go to my servers web site and use web mail to send. How does one send email with out using the web mail? Do I have to change some setting? Thanks

[Ed and Cheryl]

I can receive email using outlook when connected to wi-fi, but must go to my servers web site and use web mail to send. How does one send email with out using the web mail? Do I have to change some setting? Thanks

[Keith K]

There isn't any reason that you shouldn't be able to send via Outlook on WiFi, we do it all the time. I'd guess your settings need to be adjusted (tools, email accounts) Depending on your service, there are different ways to verify the account settings; their web page should give you the settings or you may be able to use the Outlook help.

[Kent & Peggy]

One issue using WIFI might be when you are connected to an internet provider other than your normal provider. You can receive email, but you can NOT REPLY via the second provider. That case would require you to use your normal provider's webmail.

[Brian Davis]

I have had this happen to me. It has been explained to me that some outgoing servers will not allow outgoing email from a server other than its own. For instance my normal provider is Earthlink and I can receive email where I am now, but in order to send email I had to change my outgoing server designation in the accounts section of Outlook to Cox.net because the server that I'm getting the signal from will not allow me to use an earthlink outgoing server designation. On the outgoing server I just changed the outgoing server from smtpauth.earthlink.net to smtp.cox.net. Works fine. I have had to do the same thing in Colorado Springs using comcast.net instead of earthlink. I understand this limitation is often put in in order to cut down on the possibility of someone generating spam and using an anonymous outgoing server to send the spam.

[TXiceman]

Easiest solution is to switch over to Yahoo or Hotmail accounts. Send and receive in their environment. Hot mail now has a Beta verion that is much like Outlook Express.

Ken

[THPinck]

One of the biggest problems is the SMTP settings, simply go to more settings, outgoing server tab and check My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication. check log on using input your user name and password for that server.

In so doing I have been able to connect to my server and send from a number of WIFI sites. I also had my adughter make these adjustments and she could then send from StarBucks and Barnes & Noble, when before she could not.

[Gdlow]

I consult in most of the states and use WI-FI most of the time...and have never had a problem pulling up my email in either outlook or outlook express..If I have to use a land based line, I have to use the MSN numbers...I don't change companies..ie to eartlink or AOL or whatever...so I would hazard a guess you just have a setting wrong...

[Doc Mark]

The problem lies with the ISP not allowing Forwarding or Redirection of emails. This is an effort to block mass spam mailings. I agree that the easiest way to work-around this is to get a Hotmail or Yahoo account. Then, set up another email account in Outlook, set the incoming mail server to your normal ISP, and the OUTGOING (SMTP) mail server to the Hotmail/Yahoo account.

This negates the redirection prohibition.

[bob9811]

ISP's vary in how restrictive they are with the send mail functions.. Some will only allow you to send mail through their SMTP server when you are connected directly with them. Others allow 'send after recieve' which allows you to send mail only after you have recieved mail and therefore have given their server your login and Pwd and they can track back to the IP # that your recieve request came from and then allow the 'send mail' to go through... Others take the 'outlaw' approach and let you send mail without verification but those servers rapidly get flagged as spam sources and end up blacklisted...

After a year of arguing with my ISP, now when I am traveling I use a free SMTP server that is loaded on my notebook. Download is available at
Free SMTP server
http://www.softstack.com/freesmtp.html Extremely easy to set it up, even I did it first try.

It works great for me. I never have to hassle with changing settings, using web mail, etc.. My notebook now loads it's own SMTP server so my ISP's very restrictive policy RE their own SMTP server is no longer a problem.

[Ohiorver]

I had this same problem with Earthlink: could receive but not send e-mail. I called their tech support and they walked me through several changes in settings. Now works fine in any wi-fi location.