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Old August 2nd, 2006, 07:39 PM
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I just got my first Mac today, bundled with a one-year subscription to .Mac. I can recieve email through Mail.app just fine, but when I send, I get the following error:

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This message could not be delivered and will remain in your Outbox until it can be delivered.

The connection to the server "smtp.mac.com" on port 25 timed out.
Should I try some port forwarding? I wouldn't be surprised if my router was blocking something. Sending does work when I try going from the mac.com website.
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I just got my first Mac today, bundled with a one-year subscription to .Mac. I can recieve email through Mail.app just fine, but when I send, I get the following error:



Should I try some port forwarding? I wouldn't be surprised if my router was blocking something. Sending does work when I try going from the mac.com website.
I don't use .mac, but do they require SMTP authentication?
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I think so. This is kind of a learning experience for me. I was a hardened, very computer-literate Windows user, but there's a lot about how Macs work that I don't understand yet.
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I have that issue when I check my .Mac from home. You most likely need to use your ISP's smtp server to send your email.
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Most ISPs block port 25 outbound to block you from running your own SMTP email server for spamming. Changing your SMTP server to your ISP's will work.
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Try port 587 for outgoing mail.
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Try port 587 for outgoing mail.
I switched to port 587 and have had no problems. Thanks.
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