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Mac Forum / Applications / Eudora / July 2004Can't receive mail (changed ISP)
I changed (my brother's) ISP from Earthlink to Access4less, and now he can't download e-mail. He can send e-mail fine, but when he tries to "check mail" the dialog box flashes momentarily then nothing. I thought maybe I had the SMTP entered wrong but I checked with the ISP and have it right. This is Eudora Light running on a PM 7200/120 with OS 8.0, and was running perfectly with Earthlink so the problem is presumably with something I did wrong when I changed from Earthlink to Access4less. It keeps asking for the password, but he is using the same password that he had with Earthlink. I *think* I made all the changes from (name)@Earthlink.net to (name)@Assess4less.net.\ I know he can send e-mail because he sent an e-mail to himself and it appeared in his WebMail, and he hes been sending e-mails to Access4less support and geting replies in the WebMail box. He just cannot get mail to download into Eudora. Any ideas about what I screwed up?  SignatureFree men own guns, slaves don't www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/5357/ > It > keeps asking for the password, but he is using the same password that he > had with Earthlink. That's the clue. Although you are sure he is using the same password he had with Eartlink, either there must be something wrong with the password he is entering or he needs a separate password for access to email. SignaturePeter > > It > > keeps asking for the password, but he is using the same password that he [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > password he is entering or he needs a separate password for access to > email. Seems logical, but I used the "change Password" under Special and put the same password back in so it *should* be OK. Is it possible that since the account is so new that Access4less does not have the password logged into the mail service? The password works fine for web access. SignatureFree men own guns, slaves don't www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/5357/ > Seems logical, but I used the "change Password" under Special and put > the same password back in so it *should* be OK. Is it possible that > since the account is so new that Access4less does not have the password > logged into the mail service? The password works fine for web access. They might be a bit slow, but after a few hours it should work. Any longer delay would be silly. From what you say, I really can't see what can be wrong. SignaturePeter > Seems logical, but I used the "change Password" under Special and put > the same password back in so it *should* be OK. Is it possible that > since the account is so new that Access4less does not have the password > logged into the mail service? The password works fine for web access. IIRC, 'Change password' does not change the pwd stored in Eudora but rather uses some extension to the mail retrieveing protocol to change your password at the mail server. Enable 'loggin all bytes transferred' and post the log here. SignatureA: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing on usenet and in e-mail? > IIRC, 'Change password' does not change the pwd stored in Eudora but > rather uses some extension to the mail retrieveing protocol to change > your password at the mail server. Really? I thought it just changed the password stored in Eudora and sent to the pop3 server. That's certainly the way it appears to work here. Changing the password at the server end usually involves either telnet or a web interface, and requires you to enter the old password correctly before you can change it. That's not the case with 'change password'. SignaturePeter > > IIRC, 'Change password' does not change the pwd stored in Eudora but > > rather uses some extension to the mail retrieveing protocol to change [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > or a web interface, and requires you to enter the old password correctly > before you can change it. That's not the case with 'change password I think David is right. Most people have Eudora set to remember the password, and in that case you wouldn't consciously enter the old password--Eudora is doing it for you. I think it depends on the server though, that some will let you do it and some won't. SignatureKathy > I think it depends on the server > though, that some will let you do it and some won't. Most want:-( SignatureA: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing on usenet and in e-mail? > > Changing the password at the server end usually involves either telnet > > or a web interface, and requires you to enter the old password correctly [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > password, and in that case you wouldn't consciously enter the old > password--Eudora is doing it for you. Sure- I'm talking only about *changing* the password. In that case you don't need to know the old password to change the one sent on by Eudora- just 'change password' does it. You enter your new password. I mentioned this because the OP seemed to think that the fact that the new password was accepted by Eudora mean that it must be right. But Eudora knows nothing except the password it was told last time, and will accept any password you choose to give it. The problem comes when you try to log on to the pop3 server. SignaturePeter > I'm talking only about *changing* the password. In that case you > don't need to know the old password to change the one sent on by Eudora- [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > accept any password you choose to give it. The problem comes when you > try to log on to the pop3 server. Ah, yes, I understand now what you're saying. SignatureKathy - read reviews of other newsgroups in news:news.groups.reviews help for new users at <http://www.aptalaska.net/~kmorgan/> Good Net Keeping Seal of Approval at <http://www.gnksa.org/> >> It >> keeps asking for the password, but he is using the same password that he [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > password he is entering or he needs a separate password for access to > email. Also look out for upper and lower case sensitive. SignaturePeterG. (aka Lobo) Remove MEATFREEspamblock to reply to this vegetarian. > >> It > >> keeps asking for the password, but he is using the same password that he [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Also look out for upper and lower case sensitive. I tried "change password" and it accepted the password and I re-entered the same password, so I *think* that means I got it right. I thought it might be a case sensitive problem when I had 'SMTP.access4less' and changed it to smtp.access4less but it made no difference. Why does Eudora send out mail but not receive it? SignatureFree men own guns, slaves don't www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/5357/ > I thought it might be a case sensitive problem when I had > 'SMTP.access4less' and changed it to smtp.access4less but it made no > difference. Why does Eudora send out mail but not receive it? Because the two processes are quite separate. The fact that 'change password' allowed you to type something in doesn't mean that the password you typed was correct. It's not Eudora that's asking you for a password, it's the pop3 server. So even if you entered quite the wrong password, the only clue you would get of this is that the pop3 server wouldn't let you in, and Eudora would ask you for a password the next time you tried. If you get it right (and you have 'remember password' checked) it won't ask you again. But that's not based on Eudora knowing what the password should be, but on the pop3 server refusing the attempted connection. I still feel the most likely reason is that somehow you are entering the wrong password. SignaturePeter >>>> It >>>> keeps asking for the password, but he is using the same password that he [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > 'SMTP.access4less' and changed it to smtp.access4less but it made no > difference. Why does Eudora send out mail but not receive it? Not sure! Something to do with the POP settings? SignaturePeterG. (aka Lobo) Remove MEATFREEspamblock to reply to this vegetarian. > I changed (my brother's) ISP from Earthlink to Access4less, and now he > can't download e-mail. He can send e-mail fine, but when he tries to > "check mail" the dialog box flashes momentarily then nothing. I thought > maybe I had the SMTP entered wrong but I checked with the ISP and have > it right. The fact that he can send email tells you the SMTP info is entered correctly. Incoming mail uses POP, so you need to check the information for the POP server. SignatureKathy - read reviews of other newsgroups in news:news.groups.reviews help for new users at <http://www.aptalaska.net/~kmorgan/> Good Net Keeping Seal of Approval at <http://www.gnksa.org/> |
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