From: "kjoanne403" <kjoanne403@...>
Mar 25, 2008
Hi everyone,
I'm hoping someone can help me. I got a Mailstation recently=
for my
mentally-handicapped brother, but Earthlink won't set up a new mai=
lbox
for it. I learned how to get in to change the email provider's addre=
ss
from Earthlink, so I got a Bluebottle account, but the Mailstation
can=
't receive it. I'm guessing it's something to do with the anti-spam
proto=
cols, but I'm not a programmer and I don't know what to do next.
Can anyo=
ne help me? If nothing else, suggest an email provider that
Mailstation c=
ould receive?
Thanks in advance,
KJ
From: "Neil Morrison" <neilsmorr@...>
Mar 25, 2008
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cently for my
new mailbox
er's address
station
ti-spam
next.
hat
You need a local dial up number with a r=
eal POP account. Mailstation
won't do webmail. Where are you?
Neil
From: "kjoanne403" <kjoanne403@...>
Mar 25, 2008
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tation recently for my
't set up a new
mailbox
email provider's
address
t, but the Mailstation
to do with the
anti-spam
't know what to do
next.
t an email provider that
cal dial up number with a real POP account. Mailstation
Where are you?
I'm in Alberta, Canada. His house has dial-up =
access to the internet,
and I have the number and login information which I=
've already
programmed into the Mailstation. I just need an email account =
it can
access. Thanks for answering so quickly!
KJ
From: "Cyrano Jones" <cyranojones_lalp@...>
Mar 26, 2008
Earthlink won't set up a new mailbox for it.
While googling for [mailstat=
ion hack] or something like that
a few weeks back, I saw a rumor on anothe=
r board that
earthink is no longer setting up new mailstation accounts,
but=
for now were still setting up replacement units for
existing customers.
=
I guess the rumor is true!
I don't think there has been any acknowledgm=
ent of mailstation
service on earthlinks site for several years now.
learned how to get in to change the email provider's address
ink, so I got a Bluebottle account, but the Mailstation
. I'm guessing it's something to do with the anti-spam
It =
is possible you won't be able to send any mail (if they
are using the "smtp=
auth" protocol (??? I think that is what
it is called). But you should b=
e able to pop your incoming mail.
I checked www.bluebottle.com, but I coul=
d not tell if they
require the "auth" protocol. A lot of isp's do require =
it
these days.
I don't know if the mailstation will work with bluebottle,
=
but according to the site the FREE account allows pop3
access. One thing t=
hat is kinda scary is the "Latest News"
on their homepage is dated August 2=
007!!! Are they still
in business??? :-)
Also, I noticed that the smtp =
server is listed as down,
since Sunday. Maybe that's your only problem???=
(The service status is at bottom of the help page.)
Both the pop3 and smt=
p servers are named mail.bluebottle.com ,
did you set them? Did you set a =
valid DNS server address?
If you post the settings you are using, someone =
might
have better suggestions to try.
CJ
From: Kelly Boal <kjoanne403@...>
Mar 26, 2008
From: Cyrano Jones <cyranojones_lalp@...>
To: mailstation@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 1:31:56 AM
Subject: [mailstation] Re: Help!
While googling for [mailstation hack] or something like that
a few weeks back, I saw a rumor on another board that
earthink is no longer setting up new mailstation accounts,
but for now were still setting up replacement units for
existing customers.
I guess the rumor is true!
-Oh, believe me, it's true!!!
I don't think there has been any acknowledgment of mailstation
service on earthlinks site for several years now.
It is possible you won't be able to send any mail (if they
are using the "smtp auth" protocol (??? I think that is what
it is called). But you should be able to pop your incoming mail.
-That's what I thought, but the Mailstation couldn't access the bluebottle site. Maybe it tries to send first?
I checked www.bluebottle. com, but I could not tell if they
require the "auth" protocol. A lot of isp's do require it
these days.
-I know.
I don't know if the mailstation will work with bluebottle,
but according to the site the FREE account allows pop3
access. One thing that is kinda scary is the "Latest News"
on their homepage is dated August 2007!!! Are they still
in business??? :-)
-They are; I sent them a question yesterday and got an answer the same day. (It wasn't helpful, but it was an answer. . . ) I was looking specifically for POP email accounts, so I know it does allow access.
Also, I noticed that the smtp server is listed as down,
since Sunday. Maybe that's your only problem???
(The service status is at bottom of the help page.)
-Thanks for letting me know; but I was testing the Mailstation on Friday, so that shouldn't have been the issue.
Both the pop3 and smtp servers are named mail.bluebottle. com ,
did you set them? Did you set a valid DNS server address?
-I definitely set the servers, and I set them correctly because I tested the same settings on my computer using Outlook Express. I don't think I set the DNS because I don't know where to find that address.
If you post the settings you are using, someone might
have better suggestions to try.
-Thanks, I'll do that. I don't have them with me right now but I'll post them tonight.
KJ
CJ
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