SMTP again

DreamR · 2011-05-20 21:12

When "ACTIVATE" everything OK exept SMTP
This has been earlier asked by noufejt on 2009-09-16.
But I don't know how to fix it.
(My "hosts" file contains huge amount of entries)
Thanks

NetSetMan Support · 2011-05-20 22:41

I think you actually gave the reason for your problem yourself:

My "hosts" file contains huge amount of entries

Although it's possible it's definitely not a good idea to bloat your hosts file. It slows down your system in certain situations and might also lead to problems like with NetSetMan. I'm pretty sure that the SMTP feature will work for you too, if you (temporarily) reduce the content of the hosts file to a minimum.

DreamR · 2011-05-21 19:15

Thank you for your quick replay.
How to reduce the hosts file?
May I open it with a text editor, erase and save?

( As I suppose Spybot filled it up)

NetSetMan Support · 2011-05-21 21:09

Yes, a normal text editor is enough.
See http://www.netsetman.com/faqgeneral

Instead you can also backup the existing file and create a new empty text file and include

127.0.0.1       localhost

as the only content.

DreamR · 2011-05-23 13:05

Thank you very much.
It seems to be working.

What to do, when SMTP server requires authentication?
In this case not only the IP adress of SMTP server should be changed, but the ID and password as well

NetSetMan Support · 2011-05-23 16:55

The intention of the SMTP feature is to allow using an SMTP server that has a different IP from within a network (e.g. in a company 10.0.0.1) and from outside that network (e.g. 123.456.78.90).

If you need to have completely different SMTP settings, I'd recommend to setup different profiles for that and use either one or the other depending on your location.

Since each of the many email clients has it's own way to manage its settings and either doesn't allow to have them changed by other software or at least not while the client is running, it makes it rather unattractive to try to extend the functionality apart from the SMTP address.

NetSetMan Support

#1 2011-05-20 21:12

SMTP again

#2 2011-05-20 22:41

Re: SMTP again

#3 2011-05-21 19:15

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#4 2011-05-21 21:09

Re: SMTP again

#5 2011-05-23 13:05

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#6 2011-05-23 16:55

Re: SMTP again