Vodafone smtp settings - ongoing issues

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carti003

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#98677 3-Mar-2012 22:05

Hi,

I have searched and searched on this and all solutions I have found so far have not helped.

Running Galaxy SII on Gingerbread.

I have been using the standard email client and have finally got annoyed with this so trying to use K9 or Mail Droid.

Our Pop3 server does not have an smtp for sending so have to use our personal one. We are with vodafone for our ISP and have a xxx@vodafone.co.nz user name.

In the standard email client I have the email receiving and sending fine. I had issues with this but ended up getting it working with
smtp.vodafone.co.nz
port: 25
Security - TLS

and it works without a problem on both wifi and 3G.

Trying to set this up in either K9 or Mail Droid has not worked. I have copied the same information over with no luck.

I have then tried smtp.vodafone.net.nz, smtp2.vodafone.net.nz, smtp2@vodafone.co.nz, with varying ports including 25, 110, 143, the ones that k9 suggests and all with TLS/SSL turned on/off and with wifi turned on/off.

And still can't get either email client to send!

Which is very annoying as have to continue with the standard email client.

If anyone has any suggestions on things I could try differently it would be appreciated.

simon14

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#590133 4-Mar-2012 11:19

The smtp server should be smtp.vodafone.co.nz on port 25 .

You could try using smtp.ihug.co.nz for testing though.

If you are on VF 3g you should be using smtp2.vodafone.net.nz as it's not the same server as fixedline.

trig42

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#590134 4-Mar-2012 11:31

smtp.vodafone.co.nz and smtp.ihug.co.nz both point to exactly the same IP address, so if one works, so will the other (and vice-versa).
If you are on WiFi, then you will be going out through the fixed line broadband connection (which in your case if you are at 'home' will be vodafone) so smtp.vodafone.co.nz on Port 25 (No SSL or TLS) will work.
If you are on 3G (I am assuming your phones are with Vodafone?) then smtp2.vodafone.net.nz will be what you want. I am not sure if you can put multiple outgoing servers in on android (you can in iOS). If your phones are not with Vodafone, then this will not work and you will need to use the mobile providers mobile SMTP address.

A work around is moving your domain name to somewhere that does authenticated SMTP (xtra/yahoo does it, so does Google Apps), then it will not matter what network your phone is on (3G or WiFi) you will be able to send mail. You could look at signing up for a Yahoo account and adding your email addresses to it so that you can authenticate to relay from those addresses through Yahoo's servers. Gmail is the same but it adds a 'Sent via <youraccountname>@gmail.com' to every email and this confuses recipients/looks unprofessional.

DrStrangelove

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#590498 5-Mar-2012 11:03

My K9 setting on my Android is:

SMTP Server: smpt2.vodafone.net.nz
Security Type: SSL
Port: 465
Require sign-in: Yes
Authentication type: Automatic.

My Thunderbird Win7 settings are:

SMTP Server: smpt2.vodafone.net.nz
Security Type: SSL/TLS
Port: 465
Require sign-in: Yes
Authentication method: Encrypted password

Vodafone doesn't have valid certificates for email as I see it, which can throw email setup procedures off pace.