[Discuss] Mail screwed the pooch

[David Kramer]

I actually thought of that and tried changing Thunderbird to use
outgoing.verizon.net and got "invalid username or password".  Half an hour
with their tech support showed nothing but how clueless they were, but this
is not a common issue.  I did get a number to call for next level support
(I think) but they're only open business hours.  Like when I'm at work and
can't try to send mail.  In fact, if I got this working, that could be a
"permanent" solution.

I didn't make this clear, but incoming mail is working dandy.  I get mails,
I just can't reply to them because nobody's SMTP wants to accept mail from
a dynamic Verizon address.

I just looked up the Google SMTP, and that's a nice option, except for the
fact that they change the From address to the Gmail address you use for
authentication, which will be confusing for the recipient.

On Sat, Apr 2, 2016 at 3:04 PM, Rich Pieri <richard.pieri at gmail.com> wrote:

> Quick hack for outgoing mail: configure your home MTA to use
> outgoing.verizon.net as its smart relay. You could also configure your
> clients to use Google's outgoing server to relay your mail.
>
> No quick hack for incoming mail. This requires changes to your MX
> records and these can take upwards of a week to propagate.
>
> The Reply-To field is your friend. Use it.
>
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> Rich P.
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