Trouble sending email

----- Original Message -----
From: Rusty Carruth <rustyc@descomp.com>
To: <plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us>
Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2001 11:03 AM
Subject: Re: Trouble sending email


> >
> > I just found out that I can't send email through kmail anymore. It says
> > that the smtp host couldn't be found. I am an earthlink (formerly
>
> > using mail.mindspring.com for smtp. That worked until recently (the
error).
> > So, I checked the help pages on the web, and they want
smtp.earthlink.net.
> > also tried smtp.mindspring.com, mail.earthlink.net.
>
> Can you ping any of them? I just tried to ping smtp.earthlink.net
> and it worked fine (giving me an address of 207.217.120.207).
>
> What does your /etc/resolv.conf say? Can you ping any other
> hosts? (Basically, it sounds to me like your DNS setup is messed
> up somehow)

Rusty,

Earthlink wants you to use smtp.earthlink.net ?? Is that correct? If so,
please try mail.smtp.earthlink.net Also contact customer support. Don't
depend on the web pages as they are not often up to date on recent changes.


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Richard L. Proctor
Krystal Computer Services
PC Upgrades & Repairs
480-699-3098