pop3 e-mail

trife · #1 (**permalink**) 07-03-2007, 12:53 AM

I tried searching, couldn't find the answer so here comes the question...

I setup my email from my own website which offers pop3 email. Seemed like it was working fine, (i can receive emails).. But when i send one from i get the delivery notification error message.. (an email back sayin the address is invalid even though i know for a fact its a working email. another thing is everytime the phone sends/receives every 30 minutes everything in my inbox gets deleted! its still on the server but it gets deleted from my phone...

The settings for my email are... i don t have "incoming mail server requires ssl authentication " checked and i dont have the outgoin mail requires authentication checked either

my webhost is fortunecity.com of that can be of any help..

thanks!

trife · #2 (**permalink**) 07-03-2007, 12:58 AM

Pardon me, It actually does delete emails from the server too!

trife · #3 (**permalink**) 07-05-2007, 01:19 AM

answer? anybody else?

jonwlewis · #4 (**permalink**) 07-05-2007, 02:03 AM

A lot of times your smtp server is different than your pop server. The easiest thing to do is contact whoever hosts your domain and whoever you have your email set up through to get the correct settings. For my email, my incoming mail (pop) is mail. mywebsitename.com, but my smtp goes through a completely different company. This would be the first thing I would check.

namopereht · #5 (**permalink**) 07-05-2007, 04:46 AM

Most pop3 servers require authentication on outbound mail. You may want to check that box and try sending again as long as you have the proper hostname and port entered. As to the deleting your inbox, I have no idea.

namopereht

sethlo · #6 (**permalink**) 07-05-2007, 07:50 AM

this may not directly answer your question but may circumvent your problem if you don't already have push email set up.

You can set up a personal exchange account at mail2web.com. it will handle another email account for you and let you change the address that recipients see and reply to. that feature bumps you from a free account to a $2 a month account. you can then take advantage of push mail and even download a .cab file that will set it up for you. their are good new instructions at the mail2web site and they are very helpful if you call them. or you can read this thread:

http://ppcgeeks.com/updated-free-dir...2web+push.html

I hope this was helpful.

answerman · #7 (**permalink**) 07-05-2007, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by trife

But when i send one from i get the delivery notification error message.. (an email back sayin the address is invalid even though i know for a fact its a working email.

That message usually relates to outgoing authentication. Try checking the "my outgoing server requires authentication" and clearing the "use separate settings" box. You might want to check with Fortune City to be sure, but almost all professional email providers now require that to keep the system from being abused (they want to know who is sending mail through their system).

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Originally Posted by trife

another thing is everytime the phone sends/receives every 30 minutes everything in my inbox gets deleted! its still on the server but it gets deleted from my phone...

That one is trickier... no idea. One thing you could check into is to see whether they offer IMAP instead of POP3 (it is way better on a mobile device as it syncs instead of downloading, plus it's a lot easier on your battery).