| That was the question this guy asked me. What to | | | | destination. |
| say? I didn't even know what an outgoing SMTP | | | | It turns out that companies are changing the way |
| server was. Of course, that was a pretty good | | | | they set up their SMTP servers to protect against |
| indication that I hadn't done anything with the | | | | outsiders using the company's email system to send |
| settings, so I shook my head. After talking to this | | | | their junk mail or viruses. That's all pretty cool, but if |
| guy for a while, I knew (at least at the basic level) | | | | your email program is set up to use the default |
| what an outgoing SMTP server was, and why I | | | | settings, you are probably going to have a problem |
| needed to change the settings. Keep reading and I'll | | | | when you are not connected directly to the local |
| explain as best I can. | | | | network. This was my problem, and once I changed |
| I was whining about my problems sending email from | | | | the SMTP settings, my sending problems were |
| offsite locations when Tom, an IT guy I chat with | | | | solved. |
| when he asked me that question. I guess I gave him | | | | Bottom line? If you can receive email when you are |
| a blank stare, because he explained what was up. An | | | | traveling, but not send it, chances are very good that |
| outgoing SMTP server is the server that an email | | | | you have the same kind of outgoing (SMTP) server |
| program (Outlook in my case) talks to when it wants | | | | settings issues that I had. You don't really have to |
| to send messages. The SMTP server, in turn, passes | | | | understand how it all works (I don't) and it isn't hard |
| the messages along in their route to their final | | | | at all to do. |