P800 email sending problem

[imransohail]

My P800 gives invalid email email address error if an email address has a digit in email address or an other charecter like underscore e.g abc_23@hotmail.com gives error while is@isb.paknet.com.pk has no problem at all. can anyone help me sort this problem. thanks.

[netBookBabe]

Hi Imran

It seems this problem relates to the SMTP server you use to send mail - in most cases you need to be using the SMTP server of the ISP you are connected to the Internet with. If you are using GPRS then this should be the SMTP server of the phone network you are using.

I could replicate your problem by using the SMTP server of my webmail service provider - it refused any addresses with underscores or digits, but allowed other addresses through. A little curious - I would have thought it would be "all or nothing".

When I changed back to using the SMTP server of my phone network (Orange UK), then all mails would send without problem.

Hope this helps.

Julie

[imransohail]

Hi!
Thanks for the prompt reply, I am using the outgoing server address that of my email ISP , i have ticked the smtp authantication now which was not selected before, but i have to wait till i get back to my country as i a have no international roaming. I hope this works, thanks any ways..

[imransohail]

Hi!
I asked my mobile company "UFONE" for SmTP settings but they said they dont have one.now what should i do.

[netBookBabe]

Imran

What do you currently have entered for "Outging server address" in your e-mail account settings?

Julie

[netBookBabe]

Imran

After a bit of checking, it certainly does seem that UFONE does not provide an SMTP server. In this case you would need to equip yourself with a third party one, such as from www.smtp.com . This is a subscription service, but I believe there are some free ones too - can anyone else help on this?

Julie

[netBookBabe]

Imran

This looks as if it could be useful:

http://pdaphonehome.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=34328

Julie