on 17-06-2019 12:09
Hi,
If you're unable to send email through your mail client at the moment, and are receiving a message that says Authentication Credentials Invalid (VM300) could you please try changing your password for that address in My Virgin Media.
We're keen to see if this helps at all after we've carried out some work on the problem. Once you've updated the password, you'll need to update it in your mail client as well.
If the password change DOESN'T work, please post below to let us know. Please provide the following:
If your issue isn't related to a password error when sending email, please post a new thread so the Forum Team can look into things for you.
on 18-06-2019 17:30
@ravenstar68
Is this right?
2019.06.18 17:17:20 SMTP (smtp.virginmedia.com): [tx] AUTH LOGIN
2019.06.18 17:17:20 SMTP (smtp.virginmedia.com): <rx> 334 VXNlcm5hbWU6
2019.06.18 17:17:20 SMTP (smtp.virginmedia.com): [tx] ????????????????????????????????
2019.06.18 17:17:20 SMTP (smtp.virginmedia.com): <rx> 334 UGFzc3dvcmQ6
2019.06.18 17:17:20 SMTP (smtp.virginmedia.com): [tx] *****
2019.06.18 17:17:20 SMTP (smtp.virginmedia.com): <rx> 235 2.7.0 ... authentication succeeded
2019.06.18 17:17:20 SMTP (smtp.virginmedia.com): Authorized to host
2019.06.18 17:17:20 SMTP (smtp.virginmedia.com): Connected to host
2019.06.18 17:17:20 SMTP (smtp.virginmedia.com): [tx] MAIL FROM: <*****>
2019.06.18 17:17:20 SMTP (smtp.virginmedia.com): <rx> 250 2.1.0 <*****> sender ok
2019.06.18 17:17:20 SMTP (smtp.virginmedia.com): [tx] RCPT TO: <*****>
2019.06.18 17:17:20 SMTP (smtp.virginmedia.com): <rx> 250 2.1.5 <*****> recipient ok
2019.06.18 17:17:20 SMTP (smtp.virginmedia.com): [tx] DATA
2019.06.18 17:17:20 SMTP (smtp.virginmedia.com): <rx> 354 OK
2019.06.18 17:17:20 SMTP (smtp.virginmedia.com): [tx]
on 18-06-2019 17:38
I'm going to try this one, or I'll never learn.
None of the VM codes in this log are error codes (AFAICS). It looks like the SMTP authentication was successful and remained so. But @ravenstar68 will confirm.
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18-06-2019 17:42 - edited 18-06-2019 17:43
@HowardML
Thanks, miraculously, both my problem email accounts (virginmedia.com and ntlworld.com) are now working so that might account for the fact that there are no longer any error codes!
on 18-06-2019 17:50
With the exception that we're missing the last part of the send that one actually appears to indicate the mail was sent successfully.
2019.06.18 17:17:20 SMTP (smtp.virginmedia.com): [tx] AUTH LOGIN 2019.06.18 17:17:20 SMTP (smtp.virginmedia.com): <rx> 334 VXNlcm5hbWU6 2019.06.18 17:17:20 SMTP (smtp.virginmedia.com): [tx] ???????????????????????????????? 2019.06.18 17:17:20 SMTP (smtp.virginmedia.com): <rx> 334 UGFzc3dvcmQ6 2019.06.18 17:17:20 SMTP (smtp.virginmedia.com): [tx] ***** 2019.06.18 17:17:20 SMTP (smtp.virginmedia.com): <rx> 235 2.7.0 ... authentication succeeded 2019.06.18 17:17:20 SMTP (smtp.virginmedia.com): Authorized to host 2019.06.18 17:17:20 SMTP (smtp.virginmedia.com): Connected to host 2019.06.18 17:17:20 SMTP (smtp.virginmedia.com): [tx] MAIL FROM: <*****> 2019.06.18 17:17:20 SMTP (smtp.virginmedia.com): <rx> 250 2.1.0 <*****> sender ok 2019.06.18 17:17:20 SMTP (smtp.virginmedia.com): [tx] RCPT TO: <*****> 2019.06.18 17:17:20 SMTP (smtp.virginmedia.com): <rx> 250 2.1.5 <*****> recipient ok 2019.06.18 17:17:20 SMTP (smtp.virginmedia.com): [tx] DATA 2019.06.18 17:17:20 SMTP (smtp.virginmedia.com): <rx> 354 OK 2019.06.18 17:17:20 SMTP (smtp.virginmedia.com): [tx]
The line in green shows your password was accepted.
The following lines show the Mail client sending the sender and recipient addresses. Both of which were accepted. Then the client sends the DATA command - this it where is sends the mail itself.
Here's a full send:
2019.06.18 17:38:39 SMTP (smtp.virginmedia.com): Begin execution 2019.06.18 17:38:39 SMTP (smtp.virginmedia.com): Port: 465, Secure: SSL, SPA: no 2019.06.18 17:38:39 SMTP (smtp.virginmedia.com): Finding host 2019.06.18 17:38:39 SMTP (smtp.virginmedia.com): Connecting to host 2019.06.18 17:38:39 SMTP (smtp.virginmedia.com): Securing connection 2019.06.18 17:38:39 SMTP (smtp.virginmedia.com): Connected to host 2019.06.18 17:38:39 SMTP (smtp.virginmedia.com): <rx> 220 know-smtprelay-10-imp cmsmtp ESMTP server ready 2019.06.18 17:38:39 SMTP (smtp.virginmedia.com): [tx] EHLO TIMSDESKTOP 2019.06.18 17:38:39 SMTP (smtp.virginmedia.com): <rx> 250-know-smtprelay-10-imp hello [80.195.90.23], pleased to meet you 2019.06.18 17:38:39 SMTP (smtp.virginmedia.com): <rx> 250-HELP 2019.06.18 17:38:39 SMTP (smtp.virginmedia.com): <rx> 250-AUTH LOGIN PLAIN 2019.06.18 17:38:39 SMTP (smtp.virginmedia.com): <rx> 250-SIZE 52000000 2019.06.18 17:38:39 SMTP (smtp.virginmedia.com): <rx> 250-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES 2019.06.18 17:38:39 SMTP (smtp.virginmedia.com): <rx> 250-PIPELINING 2019.06.18 17:38:39 SMTP (smtp.virginmedia.com): <rx> 250-8BITMIME 2019.06.18 17:38:39 SMTP (smtp.virginmedia.com): <rx> 250 OK 2019.06.18 17:38:39 SMTP (smtp.virginmedia.com): Authorizing to server 2019.06.18 17:38:39 SMTP (smtp.virginmedia.com): [tx] AUTH LOGIN 2019.06.18 17:38:39 SMTP (smtp.virginmedia.com): <rx> 334 VXNlcm5hbWU6 2019.06.18 17:38:39 SMTP (smtp.virginmedia.com): [tx] ?????????????????????????????????? 2019.06.18 17:38:39 SMTP (smtp.virginmedia.com): <rx> 334 UGFzc3dvcmQ6 2019.06.18 17:38:39 SMTP (smtp.virginmedia.com): [tx] ***** 2019.06.18 17:38:40 SMTP (smtp.virginmedia.com): <rx> 235 2.7.0 ... authentication succeeded 2019.06.18 17:38:40 SMTP (smtp.virginmedia.com): Authorized to host 2019.06.18 17:38:40 SMTP (smtp.virginmedia.com): Connected to host 2019.06.18 17:38:40 SMTP (smtp.virginmedia.com): [tx] MAIL FROM: <*****> 2019.06.18 17:38:40 SMTP (smtp.virginmedia.com): <rx> 250 2.1.0 <*****> sender ok 2019.06.18 17:38:40 SMTP (smtp.virginmedia.com): [tx] RCPT TO: <*****> 2019.06.18 17:38:40 SMTP (smtp.virginmedia.com): <rx> 250 2.1.5 <*****> recipient ok 2019.06.18 17:38:40 SMTP (smtp.virginmedia.com): [tx] DATA 2019.06.18 17:38:40 SMTP (smtp.virginmedia.com): <rx> 354 OK 2019.06.18 17:38:40 SMTP (smtp.virginmedia.com): [tx] . 2019.06.18 17:38:40 SMTP (smtp.virginmedia.com): <rx> 250 2.0.0 dH83h49Ain5AFdH84hs7zx mail accepted for delivery 2019.06.18 17:38:40 SMTP (smtp.virginmedia.com): End execution 2019.06.18 17:38:40 ???????????@blueyonder.co.uk: ReportStatus: RSF_COMPLETED, hr = 0x00000000
While it doesn't show the actual mail in the log this part:
2019.06.18 17:38:40 SMTP (smtp.virginmedia.com): [tx] .
Is where Outlook (or any other mail client) sends a line with a . (and newline) to indicate that the email has been sent.
After that we get the message from the server:
2019.06.18 17:38:40 SMTP (smtp.virginmedia.com): <rx> 250 2.0.0 dH83h49Ain5AFdH84hs7zx mail accepted for delivery
The client normally follows up with a quit command to close the connection gracefully - I suspect Microsoft intentionally omitted that though.
Again the line we were interested in is the line in green - In yours and my cases there is nothing wrong with the outgoing username and password.
Tim
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on 18-06-2019 17:51
@priesto wrote:@HowardML
Thanks, miraculously, both my problem email accounts (virginmedia.com and ntlworld.com) are now working so that might account for the fact that there are no longer any error codes!
Not really a miracle - Despite the fact that they've been silent about it - Virgin Media have been looking into the problem - even last week.
Glad it's working for you though.
Tim
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on 18-06-2019 17:52
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on 18-06-2019 17:55
@HowardML wrote:
OK I wasn't that sophisticated, but I wasn't wrong - at least in principle.
You were right in practice as well. 😛 glad to see what I post hasn't gone to waste - lol
Tim
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on 18-06-2019 21:33
on 18-06-2019 21:53
I'm with you. VM call centre has said they have reset my password. But now IMAP on iphone says wrong username and/or password and still cant log in via a web browser either. HELLLLPPP!
on 19-06-2019 08:37
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