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Re: using mutt with comcast



On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 05:51:35PM +0000, Don Raikes wrote:

Hey:

I use smtp.comcast.net without any problems with mutt. I send it with
msmtp. here is my .msmtprc file:

account default
host smtp.comcast.net
port 25
from <username>@comcast.net
 
auth on
password <xxxx>
logfile ~/.mstp.log

When i configured .msmtprc  I had to specify port 25 although the man
page said that was the default port 

> Hello,
> 
> Has anyone had any success using mutt to send email using the comcast smtp 
> service?
> 
> I have comcast as my ISP, and while according to comcast I should be able to 
> use 
> 
> smtp.comcast.net:25 as my smtp host, whenever I try to send email, I get an 
> error saying that it is an invalid smtp host.
> 
> Has anyone gotten this to work?
> I have comcast residential internet service in Arizona USA.
> 
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