TYhat works from here
telnet pop.orangehome.co.uk 110
Trying 193.252.22.155...
Connected to pop.orangehome.co.uk.
Escape character is '^]'.
+OK connected to pop3 on 341
and
> smtp.orangehome.co.uk should be the servers, but the latter errors in
> Outlook Express with
>
Yeah., doesnt look typo good
+telnet smtp.orangehome.co.uk 25
Trying 193.252.22.134...
and hangs..
> "The connection to the server has failed. Account: 'Freeserve', Server:
> 'smtp.orangehome.co.uk', Protocol: SMTP, Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No,
> Socket Error: 10060, Error Number: 0x800CCC0E"
>
> I've tried to use the IP address of the SMTP (details found on various
> forums) but the address of 193.252.22.138 (also 139 and 140) don't work.
>
> Is his account just going to join what looks like a long list of
> historical SMTP problems with Orange, and I should set him up with
> something else, or is there a fix?
>
Are you actually sending from an orange network? My response from
Idnet's network suggests its simply firewalled out for me.
You might also try smtp.orange.net and smtp.freeserve.co.uk
> TIA
>
>
>>
>> These all resolve to valid IP addresses.
>
>But none work. Weird.
It has been broken the last two days that is why.
Try again as I think it is fixed now.
There were some problems on Mon & Tues with smtp.freeserve.net but
pop.freeserve.net was working. The Orange webmail interface was also
knackered. All seem to be working OK at the moment. You may have
unfortunately stumbled on a transitory hiccup.
[snip]
> There were some problems on Mon & Tues with smtp.freeserve.net but
> pop.freeserve.net was working. The Orange webmail interface was also
> knackered. All seem to be working OK at the moment. You may have
> unfortunately stumbled on a transitory hiccup.
smtp.freeserve.net gone again (I spoke too soon)
Face it, Orange mail services would be better run by a 5 year old
rather than the 6 year old they have running it
It's appalling that FT, one of Europe's biggest telecom Co's
is so consistently fecking incompetent.
No wonder FT staff chuck themselves off of high buildings
Steve Terry
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Or ditch Orange.
But orange.net offer free SMS subject line alerts, i want orange.net
to work so i can make use of that feature.