SMTP server

[stevebarnes]

The server on which one of my colleaugues actinic site is hosted requires authentification of the SMTP mail server. In version 4 there is no where to put account/password info.

Anyone else had this problem, is it fixed in v6, or is there a patch ?

[cdicken]

This is a known issue with some web servers, which will be addressed in a future maintenance release of Actinic.

The problem is that with some dial-up accounts, the web site checks that you are logged in before freeing up the SMTP server. Thus, any emails sent from teh desktop (in v5+) are fine as you have to have logged in before you send them, but some from the web site are not sent as you may not be logged in at the time the email is sent.

[Fuelled]

Any update on this yet?

I have a client who is using v4 and needs to be able to give SMTP relay username and password information.

TIA

James

[I-CC]

have you tried placing "localhost" without the quotes for the smtp server.

It works for most and all our clients.

[cdicken]

There is a fix HERE (http://www.rouxel.cwc.net/actinicstuff.html) from Norman Rouxel to allow you to use 'sendmail' instead of 'SMTP', but the patch is only available for v5 and v6. If your customer wants to use it, they should consider upgrading.

[rosk]

have you tried placing "localhost" without the quotes for the smtp server.

It works for most and all our clients.

Our email stopped working a while ago ( presumably when BT started tightening secutiry) and this fixed it