SMTP

SMTP: 421 try again

Posted by on January 2, 2010 at 12:04 pm

421 Server is busy, try again later.Connection closed by foreign host. This is caused by the smtp is not able to accept anymore inbound connections.

POP: telnet to POP Server

Posted by on November 9, 2008 at 12:46 pm

The first thing to do is to open a connection from your computer to your mail server. telnet mail.domain.ext 110 You should receive a reply like: Trying ???.???.???.???… Connected to mail.domain.ext. Escape character is ‘^]’. +OK ready   Then log in: USER userName This should give you: +OK Password required for userName.   Now give [...]

Change SMTP port via Eudora

Posted by on February 7, 2008 at 11:49 pm

You can change the ports for *all email accounts* in Eudora for the POP, IMAP, SMTP, ACAP, or Password Change Port by using the esoteric settings. First exit Eudora. Look in the Eudora directory for the folder “Extrastuff”. In this folder there is a file named “esoteric.epi”. Drag this file into the main Eudora directory. [...]

SMTP ERROR CODES

Posted by on December 5, 2007 at 11:11 pm

211 System status, or system help reply 214 Help message 220 Service ready 221 Service closing transmission channel 250 Requested mail action okay, completed 251 User not local; will forward to 354 Start mail input; end with . 421 Service not available, closing transmission channel 450 Requested mail action not taken: mailbox unavailable 451 Requested [...]