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ken0042 · 02-07-2008, 02:18 PM

Sounds to me like you have a mail server at work. Basically a mail server sorts the mail. Your laptop has been told to only let "Server A" handle the mail, so when it can't find Server A it doesn't send out the mail.

And the reason is can't find Server A is because it is sitting in a room at your work; protected by a firewall from the internet. And it has to be that way because for every guy like you trying to send mail, there's 1000 other guys trying to hack into that server.

What you need to do is ask your IT department (or IT guy depending on the size of the company): "Hey, I want to use my work laptop on my home Telus connection to send and receive email. Do we have VPN or anything like that?"

VPN creates an ultra secure connection back to Server A back at the office, and then once it can see Server A it can send off the mail.

02-07-2008, 02:18 PM	#7
ken0042 Playboy Mansion Poolboy Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Close enough to make a beer run during a TV timeout Exp:	Sounds to me like you have a mail server at work. Basically a mail server sorts the mail. Your laptop has been told to only let "Server A" handle the mail, so when it can't find Server A it doesn't send out the mail. And the reason is can't find Server A is because it is sitting in a room at your work; protected by a firewall from the internet. And it has to be that way because for every guy like you trying to send mail, there's 1000 other guys trying to hack into that server. What you need to do is ask your IT department (or IT guy depending on the size of the company): "Hey, I want to use my work laptop on my home Telus connection to send and receive email. Do we have VPN or anything like that?" VPN creates an ultra secure connection back to Server A back at the office, and then once it can see Server A it can send off the mail.