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#237654 11-Jun-2018 21:31
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brief background

 

New @xtra email address

 

tried setting up outlook 2016 on 2 different computer, when outlook does it's test account setting the following error comes back, Send test e-mail message: Your outgoing (SMTP) e-mail server has reported an internal error. If you continue to receive this message, contact your server administrator or Internet service provider (ISP). The server responded: 554 5.7.1 Message rejected due to possible spam conten

 

 

 

email works fine on thunderbird, same computer, but need functionality of the calendar from outlook

 

email settings work fine on android standard email app

 

 

 

settings as follows

 

email address xxxx.xxx@xtra.co.nz

 

pop3.xtra.co.nz

 

send.xtra.co.nz

 

username xxxx.xxx

 

password xxxxxxxxx

 

ticked "my outgoing server (SMTP) requires authenication"

 

and use same settings as my incomming mail server

 

Incomming pop3 port 995, SSL ticked

 

Outgoing SMTP 465

 

SSL selected

 

 

 

So where have I gone wrong.......just spent 1 hour with xtra support for them to tell me to ring microsoft....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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  #2033971 11-Jun-2018 21:42
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See if changing the encoding of the email makes a difference.

 

 

Try quoted printable instead of base64.



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  #2033976 11-Jun-2018 21:50
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yitz: See if changing the encoding of the email makes a difference. Try quoted printable instead of base64.

 

 

 

Haven't even got that far yet, this is during the setup of the email account process, when "test account settings" is selected

 

 


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  #2033984 11-Jun-2018 22:03
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Can you skip the test?



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  #2033990 11-Jun-2018 22:27
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Had the exact same issue on Friday with a friend's account.

Spark came back saying they would open port 25 but in the meantime we created a Gmail account and moved them to that instead.

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  #2033991 11-Jun-2018 22:28
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The nature of the test email, is likely whats triggering it.

 

Setup manually without test. (take off the 'test connection settings when clicking next')


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  #2033992 11-Jun-2018 22:31
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Outlook changes the settings in the account dialog so you can't bypass the test. It's set by default and greyed out.

I even tried creating a mail profile on control panel and that wouldn't work either.

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  #2033997 11-Jun-2018 22:53
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martyyn: Outlook changes the settings in the account dialog so you can't bypass the test. It's set by default and greyed out.

I even tried creating a mail profile on control panel and that wouldn't work either.

 

It would appear that only plays true when setting up using pop3 (or enter email wizard), or the SMTP details needing re-populating...


 
 
 
 

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  #2033999 11-Jun-2018 22:54
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lols

 

 

 

Now, the trick to bypass this error, is to quickly force-close Outlook 2013 when it tries to send the test e-mail. 
How does this work, you ask? Well, when the account test is in progress, the profile is actually already imported and ready to fetch all e-mails from the server. When the self-test fails, this profile is removed again. Why? Ask Microsoft.
So in order to prevent this profile from being removed when the self-test fails, we need to quickly force-close Outlook 2013 via Task Manager after the login verification is completed.


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  #2034045 12-Jun-2018 00:57
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Not that this will solve your issue, but any reason for using POP and not IMAP? 


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  #2034058 12-Jun-2018 05:21
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lxsw20:

 

Not that this will solve your issue, but any reason for using POP and not IMAP? 

 

 

 

 

Tried imap, got an "undefined error" back from outlook


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  #2034065 12-Jun-2018 07:21
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Check the port, imap.xtra.co.nz:993 with SSL.

 

I just tested with Outlook 2016. Works perfectly.


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  #2034066 12-Jun-2018 07:37
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Spyware:

 

Check the port, imap.xtra.co.nz:993 with SSL.

 

I just tested with Outlook 2016. Works perfectly.

 

 

 

 

slightly different error

 

 

 

 

 

Send test email message: Your server does not support the connection encryption type you have specified. Try changing the encryption method. Contact your mail server administrator or Internet service provider (ISP) for additional assistance.


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  #2034131 12-Jun-2018 09:01
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Maybe the encryption dropdown said SSL/TLS, I can't remember. Try other available option. I don't have Outlook in front of me.


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