E-Mail (YAM 2.6)

Could anybody out there could help me to set an E-Mail by using Yam on my Amiga Sam440ep Amiga4.1 OS I seemed to get mixed up what to do.
Cheers

@Ant
Use SimpleMail

@Ant

I'm at work so can't look at my SAM... but have you got all the details from your Provider about the pop server client etc?

Visit there web pages and check out there tutorials... even the ones for Microsoft etc since the examples provided use the same values you require to enter in YAM also.

I'm assuming you have a valid up and running network connection. Start up YAM and click on all the sections of the program and just toy around with it a bit...

see how you get on

Have a wee read here too!

http://faq.yam.ch/

@Ant

Settings=>Configuration

First steps
Fill in your name and email address

TCP/IP
SMTP part, fill in server name (normally smtp.domain.com)
POP3 part, click new
Fill in a/c name (anything you like)
Server - normally pop3.domain.com, pop.domain.com or mail.domain.com
Username and password
Make sure active is ticked
Toggle delete mail on server as per your preference
Leave everything else as default

If you are using GMail, or an ISP which uses Google's email hosting, there is some additional configuration because it is all encrypted.

@Chris

These are the settings I got of virginmeda.com/help.
Outgoing Mail (SMTP) 465 was (25 on YAM)
Incoming Mail (POP3) 995 was (110 on YAM)
Now I have an error which reads: - POP3.virginmedia.com` replied with an error message during the welcome procedure and the connection was terminated: On in the TCP/IP settings I have left the server allows 8bit characters left unticked. Use SMTP AUTH left unticked. Use secure connection ticked for No. With TLSv1 left unticked. With SSLv3 left unticked On the receive mail Active ticked. Log in using APOP left unticked. Delete mail on server ticked. Use secure connection ticked No. With TLSv1 left unticked. With SSLv3 left unticked. Am 1 going wrong somewhere in the YAM configure settings. If I tick the boxes with SSLv3 and tick Active and use SMPT AUTH unticked, when Send I get an error message :- Connection with server `smtp.virginmedia.com` was interrupted while sending a command `QUIT`. This may be due to a connection dropped by the server. When I try to send a E-Mail I get this message:- Bad response from mail server `smpt.virginmedia.com` to command `MAIL`. But is I tick SMTP AUTH I get this message:- Could`nt connect to host`smpt.virginmeda.com`. The mail server is currently down or doesn`t support the SMPT protocols and the same error message if I send a E-Mail. But if I set the @virginmedia.com on the P.C it works fine. So please tell me were I` am going wrong.

@Ant

The only thing i can think of in your description where the POP3 server blows is

SMPTH AUTH

Choose it and type your user name and password in the now open fields and try again.

And make sure you have the correct port for sending mails.
If you got sending working we go over to receiving

@Ant

OK, at the top (SMTP):
Use secure connection: with SSLv3
Leave Use SMTP AUTH unticked (even though the help says to use it, it doesn't work here on the ntlworld.com domain anyway - and you don't need auth within VM's network)
Port 465 should be set automatically.

At the bottom (POP3):
Use secure connection: with SSLv3
Port 995 should be set automatically.

Everything else as per above.

It actually sounds like you have the right settings. All I can say is, I use the old ntlworld.com domain (which is set up exactly the same) with the above settings and it works fine.

@Ant

I use Yam with Virgin Media.
They recently changed the config need to access emails.
Did you get the email explaining this?
I probably still have a copy and the info is available on their website.

Alternatively if you come on irc, amigans for instance, I will talk you through it step by step.

Cheers.

@Chris

Hi Chris
On my PC I?m using @ntlworld.com and have set up a second mailbox @virginmedia.com on the Amiga.
In YAM these are the setting I have used
First Steps Settings:-
Real name: - ant
E-mail address: - myemail@virginmeda.com
Pop3 server: - pop3.virginmedia.com
Password: - ***********

TCP/IP Settings:-
Server/Port: - smtp.virginmedia.com 465
Domain: - virginmedia.com
Ticked SSLv3
Left SMTP AUTH unticked

Account name: - ant
Server/Port: - pop3.virginmedia.com 995
User name: - ant
Password *********
Ticked Active
Unticked Log in using APOP
Ticked Delete mail on server
Ticked SSLv3
Hope this helps
Thanks
Ant

UPDATE
I have made sure it is SMTP but I`m still getting an error message:- Connection with server `smtp.virginmedia.com` interupted while trying to send command `QUIT`
This may be due to a connection dropped by the server.
I do get an error first but it goes quick

@Ant

First - You do realize that it is smTP and not smPT?

Second - Try TLSv1 instead of SSLv3 first in the "Send mail" part

Third - The user name in the "Receive mail" part must be everything before the @ sign of your email address (at least that is how my provider works)

@Ant

Is it only SMTP which is not working?

I've just created myself an @virginmedia.com address to test, it appears that this domain requires SMTP AUTH - so tick that.
Username and password are the same as for accessing your mailbox, method is AUTO.

@Chris

Hi Again
Still having a problem, I have ticked SMTP AUTH but now I have 2 error messages when I send, the first one is Bad response from mail server `smtp.virginmeda.com` to command `AUTH LOGIN`.
535-5.7.1 Username and password not accepted. Learn more at (just left blanked)
The mail server couldn?t execute the command and replied with the above error message.
The second one is: - Couldn?t connect to host `smtp.virginmedia.com`.
The mail server is currently down or doesn?t support the SMTP protocols.

@Ant

You definitely have yourfullemailaddress@virginmedia.com as the username, and the correct password as logon details for SMTP AUTH, with method set as "Auto"?

Do you have any strange characters in your password? Might be worth setting it to something alpha-numeric only.

@Chris

Hi yet again
My e-mail address say is fredbloggs2@virginmedia.com.
My password has just numbers and letters no dots or dashes and no stange things. I have ticked SMTP AUTH and ticked SSLv3 on both boxes and still getting errors.If I send:- error Couldn`t connect to host `smpt.virginmedia.com

The mail server is currently down or doesn`t support the SMTP protocols.

If I get:- an error Couldn`t initialise TLSv1/SSLv3 session with host `pop3.virginmedia.com`of account`fredbloggs2@virginmedia.com

@Ant

I feel greatly ignored

Did you tr to go back to TSLv1 as i recommended in an earlier post?
Not that i want to sound funny but *my* provider gives the same error message if i try to use SSLv3...

...wonder if it hurts to be ignored...heh, yes it does

As someone else has already pointed out:-

error Couldn`t connect to host `smpt.virginmedia.com


Is that a typo? smpt should be smtp ...

@TCMSLP

I was gonna mention that as well, but seems too obvious.

Let me see if I can help the OP a little. Here are my settings from Apple Mail.. I have an Ntlworld account which is of course the same company now.

incoming mail server: pop.ntlworld.com / pop3.virginmedia.com
username: namebeforethe@sign
password: yourpasswordwhateveritis
port: 995
use SSL yes, doesn't gve option to choose which standard
authentication: set this to 'password'

----

outgoing mail server: smtp.ntlworld.com / smtp.virginmedia.com

default ports: 25, 465, 587
use SSL yes, doesn't give option to choose which standard
authentication: none (if you select any kind of authentication it won't work; been there done that)

Don't know what else to suggest apart from that. Good luck.

@Raziel

Sorry for the delay I did try TLSv1 but still get an error `Couldn`t connect to host `smtp.virginmedia.com`.
The mail server didn`t respond within the predefined time frame and therfore timed out.

If I get e-mail an error pops up
Couldn`t connect to host `pop3.virginmedia.com` of account`fredbloggs2@virginmedia.com`.
The mail server didn`t respond within the predefined time frame and therefore timed out.

P.S Did not mean to ignore you.

@Ant

All I can do is provide a screenshot.



Yep, domain as ntlworld.com works, too lazy to change it, probably doesn't matter what is in that box.

However, it is seriously looking like there is something else wrong (DNS perhaps?). Can you ping the two servers?

@Chris

Hi Chris
The good news is that I can get E-mails but still can not send them. I have ping smtp and pop3 and is working not sure about the other part of statistics not sure what to do and how do you stop the pinging as I have to reboot.
Thanks for you time