Thanks for the quick response Dave.
With respect to Outlook, are you suggesting that in INTERNET EMAIL
SETTINGS/ADVANCED tab, that I change the Outgoing Server (SMTP) from 25 to
587? If so, I just tried it and received a message "Outlook is unable to
connect to your outgoing (SMTP) server."
Or was I supposed to change the setting elsewhere?
Dan
"David H. Lipman" wrote in message
...
From: "Dapper Dan"
| This is not an OS issue but given my experience with ME's regulars, I
| thought this would be an appropriate place to obtain a resolution.
| I have just returned from a 2 week vacation in Hilton Head. I travelled
with
| our laptop and had no trouble accessing the web or using Outlook while
en
| route. However once there, I could no longer send mail in Outlook,
although
| I could receive. The only other issue I had was that for some reason I
could
| not access a particular website (www.skygolf.com) in order to download
| specific golf courses to my skycaddie GPS system. I initially thought
that
| the website was offline but after calling the support staff, it was
| suggested that the problem was firewall related. It was not my firewall
| software because I configured it to allow skygolf, so I am assuming it
was
| the router firewall.
| The villa/condo we rented had broadband wireless internet. On one
occasion I
| was able to switch to another weaker wireless signal (offsite) that
allowed
| access to skygolf and also to send mail via Outlook but I could not find
| that access again, which further reinforced the notion that the problem
was
| related to the hardware firewall. Thus the question is what are my
options
| if I should experience a similar problem in future travels? Is there a
| workaround?
| Thanks in advance.
| Dan
Skygolf may have been blocked by the Service Provider of the rental, a
firewall or they
may have had a DNS problem.
As for Outlook not sending email, they may be blocking Port 25. Look to
see if you can
use an alternate like TCP port 587 for SMTP.
You may want to get a Verizon or other Cellular Wireless card so you are
not limited by a
third party who may do port blocking and/or filtering.
--
Dave
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