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sueellam
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7 months ago

Re: Problem sending email from desktop

Having exactly the same problem.  Can receive emails but can't send from my laptop.  Can send and receive from my mobile and webmail.  My husband's emails (through same hub/server etc are working fine).  It's just my email account that's affected.  If anyone can help please?  Or is this down to Virgin?

  • It's clear from the "Related posts" on display that other people are having this problem - there are three other similar posts in the last five hours. So that suggests it's a VirginMedia problem, but whether they are actually going to do anything to address it is another matter. There seems to be no way to contact them. 

    • sdad's avatar
      sdad
      On our wavelength

      Need to tick "requires authentication" in server settings.

      • Kim_T's avatar
        Kim_T
        Joining in

        Thanks, but I don't have "requires authentication" on my Mail application (which is on the Mac). 

  • Hi sueellam 

    Welcome back to the community forums 

    Sorry to hear you're having issues with sending your emails from a desktop. Has any of the steps provided in the link Graham_A have very kindly offered helped to resolve this for you?

     

    • sueellam's avatar
      sueellam
      Joining in

      Hi Carley.  It wasn't the @Graham_A link.  I'm afraid I can't remember which link I followed, but it was a simple fix:  Account Settings/More Settings/Internet Email Settings/Outgoing Server.  I just needed to tick the box next to "My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authorisation".  Why this happened will remain a mystery, but problem solved.  Thank you.

      • Kath_P's avatar
        Kath_P
        Forum Team

        Hi sueellam, 

        Thanks for coming back and updating us. We're really happy to hear that things are sorted for you. 

        If you have any further issues, pop back and let us know so we can help further. 

        Thanks,