Outgoing SMTP getting you down?
by Harvey G (Photocommission.com) on Jul.27, 2011, under FAQ, General
As photographers we’re often on the road with a laptop and some form of Data Stick and e-mails refuse to go out right?
SMTP - POP Diagram
When sending mail, it’s best to use your ISP’s SMTP for sending emails. Your internet service provider (ISP) should have supplied you with the SMTP server address on Sign-Up. Most of them don’t offer this information and your left in the dark. Whilst you could use your domains’ SMTP i.e. smtp.mydomainname.co.za, (note you must enter your username and password for that domain for authentication, especially if you are using a different ISP) this will eat away the monthly hosting bandwidth and it could also be physically outside of South Africa. Using a local SMTP is faster and doesn’t use up any bandwidth allocation on your domains’ hosting account. Note that you may have to change the SMTP in your email client, i.e. Outlook, Thunderbird etc. when you are roaming or using a hot-spot where the ISP will be different from yours. Note: Some hosts and ISP’s use a different PORT for their SMTP. Contact your supplier to obtain this info. Google is your friend if you can’t get a human being on the line!
Email Setup Guide to change your SMTP on your PC/Laptop/iPhone/iPad.
For specific mobile device set-up please contact your ISP.
Below is a list of Popular South African ISP SMTP’s for your convenience:
Afrihost ADSL Only: smtp.afrihost.co.za
MWEB ADSL : smtp.mweb.co.za or smtp.mweb.net
Telkom ADSL, WiMax: smtp.dsl.telkomsa.net or smtp.saix.net
Telkom Analogue Dial Up: smtp.saix.net or smtp.dsl.telkomsa.net
Cell C 3G: mail.cmobile.co.za
MTN 3G: mail.mtn.co.za
Telkom 8TA: smtp.saix.net
Vodacom 3G: smtp.vodacom.co.za
goggaconnect: smtp.vodacom.co.za
iBurst: smtp.iburst.co.za
I.S. ADSL (Internet Solutions): smtp.isdsl.net
I.S. 3G (Internet Solutions): smtp.isgsm.net or smtp.dial-up.net
@lantic (ADSL,Dialup, ISDN): smtp.lantic.net
ABSA: smtp.absamail.co.za or mail.absa.co.za
Neotel: smtp.neomail.co.za
NetActive (ADSL,Dialup, ISDN): smtp.netactive.co.za
Polka (ADSL,Dialup, ISDN): smtp.polka.co.za
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March 29th, 2012 on 12:21
I am with ABSA/@lantic, tried those address for outgoing and neither work on iPhone 4s, another server address I got is smtp.isdsl.net from them but also doesnt work,
April 5th, 2012 on 09:16
Dave, have you tried contacting them directly? After all you are paying them for a service and they should have sent you their connectivity details upon joining. Pass them on to me and I will update the post. Thanks!