"Tumbleweed" wrote in message
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Yo cant have been looking very hard.....


from http://www.btyahoo.com/mail/helpandsupport (first google hit IIRC)

"4. What is BT Yahoo! Premium Mail?
BT Yahoo! Premium Mail is a feature rich email service that provides you
with four email addresses (based on the format)
and can be accessed via webmail and also POP/SMTP..."

and

" 9. What are my mail servers?

Your Incoming Mail (POP3) = mail.btinternet.com

Outgoing Mail (SMTP) = mail.btinternet.com "


and finally .. http://help.btinternet.com/help/smtp



BT Yahoo! Mail - setting up SMTP Authentication
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What is SMTP Authentication, and why do I need to ensure it is switched
on?

As part of a worldwide initiative aimed at reducing junk email (spam), all
email providers are switching to what is known as 'SMTP authentication'.
SMTP stands for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, which enables the sending
of email. Authentication is a method of identifying the origin of emails
that stops emails being sent anonymously.

Most nuisance emails (spam) are sent from people on unauthenticated email.
By removing the ability to send emails without authentication, spam should
be substantially reduced.

How do I switch on SMTP authentication?

It's simple. 'SMTP authentication' s usually switched on by ticking a box
called 'My server requires authentication' in your email program settings.

Please do this for all the BT Yahoo! email addresses that you and your
family use.


If you are using Microsoft Outlook Express or Microsoft Outlook on a PC,
this can be done automatically for you - just click on the button below,
then click 'Yes' when asked if you want to install and run the program.
This will switch on SMTP authentication in your email program on this
computer for all your (or your family's) BT Yahoo! email addresses.


If you are using another email program OR you are using an Apple Mac,
please click here to see how to switch on SMTP Authentication.

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Tumbleweed

email replies not necessary but to contact use;
tumbleweednews at hotmail dot com


Yes - but this is all gobbledeygook - you have left out the important bit
that they are threatening to cut off our outgoing em facility in four days
if we don.t do what they order.
You have failed to answer Franz,s enquiry and also my wife's.
Are we advised independently to do what they request?

Pete
www.thecanalshop.com