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Sending email using your own domain

Introduction Email is evolving new methods to combat spoofing of email addresses.  While there used to be no checks on what email servers can be used by particular domains, that is no longer the case. Consequently when sending using your own domain u...

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ravenstar68 by Very Insightful Person
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Orphan Email accounts

IntroductionThis information applies to all four Virgin Media Email domains.virgin.netvirginmedia.comblueyonder.co.ukntlworld.comCustomers are increasingly coming on the Forum's after having email accounts locked/deleted.  This post looks at one of t...

ravenstar68 by Very Insightful Person
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Outgoing Authentication Issues? - Check Email Logs

IntroductionThere have been a number of threads on the boards lately where people have been seeing the password prompt pop up when trying to send e-mails.While the symptom is the same for many users, there are actually a number of possible causes.Bro...

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ravenstar68 by Very Insightful Person
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Ravenstar's Email FAQ's

The aim of this thread is to collate some of the stickies I have made in the past into one thread. In here you will find the following FAQ's Understanding Email Block ListsSPF, DKIM, and DMARC explainedGeneric/Dynamic host names prohibited - an expla...

ravenstar68 by Very Insightful Person
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Outlook email settings (SMTP)

Hi,I recently had to change my password and since then I haven't been able to connect using Outlook (this is the "normal" outlook and not the new one). Outlook requires setting up for IMAP with settings for outbound (SMTP) and inbound (IMAP).  i have...

Email Security Breach

I have owned a ntlworld.com email address from when I originally took my contract out with NTL.  This email address has been retained through the various Virgin Media email server migrations over the years.  This email address is also my account logi...

Felixkat by Up to speed
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POP 3

I am having trouble changing my ntlworld passwords as POP3 is blanked out and I receive "The entered credential or authentication information does not work or are no longer accepted by provider. Please change them." Which I am unable to do.  I contac...

9grg9arg by On our wavelength
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Email Account Hacked

I have recently discovered my virgin media email has been hacked into and they are requesting password resets from various accounts I have set up with this email. They have now also changed my username and password to this email so I can no longer lo...

Blueyonder email not recognised

Hi, I'm actually going around in circles here. The people on the phones keep hanging up on me because I can't remember the memorable word. Anyway, I got a new phone. When setting up email on the new phone, my email address and password were not recog...

Tescobod by Joining in
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Resolved! Old virgin media.com address hacked. No longer a customer

Hi, I have an old virgin media.com email address. Unfortunately this address has been hacked and it is being used by persons unknown. The hackers are using my email to raise fake accounts and accessing my old accounts that I forgot used this address....

Mtd by Joining in
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Resolved! Missing booking emails

Have noticed that on at least three occasion from separate companies that booking confirmation emails are not coming into inbox or spam boxes. Have checked spam setting and all okay! A couple of the companies we spoke to on the phone said this seemed...

GTA18 by Joining in
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Resolved! "No password provided for blueyonder.co.uk"

I have an old virgin.net account, still working OK touch wood, though plagued with phishing-type spam. For that reason I have a gmail account also. My wife, however, has a blueyonder account, which for the last few days she has been unable to use, wh...

puffin by On our wavelength
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Resolved! main email deleted without warning by Virgin Media

Had a lot of problems yesterday and spent ALL DAY talking to various people at Virgin Media.  It seems they deleted our main email address and account without telling us.  They told us to use Gmail instead.  We have two other email accounts which are...

av5 by Joining in
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