ms OFFICE WORD (2007) question

[Geek-9pm]

This thread is getting out of hand.
 The purpose is to help the OP. The problem the OP has is related to the problems many others have with the AT&T SMTP protocol.

 I have my own SMTP servers available to me, but I can not use them with my AT&T account. When I had Comcast I could SMTP all  day long with no problem. I even forgot what e-mail Comcast gave me. On the other hand, AT&T wants you to use their email as your default and maybe only service. It is posible, but AT7T is loath to ever let you use some other SMTP other that what they have. The SMTP requires specific ports that are blocked ny ATT servers.

Here are his options:

• Call AT&T and do as they say.
• Do all email with web mail only.
• Get an account with somebody else.

He has already called AT&T.
Apparently they can not help him with Windows 7.
There may be third -peaty solution. But at the point The OP is likely fed up and does not wish to pursue this.

[BC_Programmer]

This thread is getting out of hand.
 The purpose is to help the OP. The problem the OP has is related to the problems many others have with the AT&T SMTP protocol.

So, ATT cannot use any E-mail client at all? I see nowhere in the OP's posts where they even suggest they are creating a second account, or trying to use a second account. Also, they can send E-mail just fine, they just want to be able to send a word document as an E-mail. presumably- and again this is a presumption- they are using the webmail service to do this.

Are you suggesting that it is impossible to access an AT&T E-mail using a standard mail client like outlook or Thunderbird? if that is the case it seems dreadfully silly for them to have either SMTP or POP3 on a network facing server, since those would only be used by such clients.

[myming]

http://support.microsoft.com/gp/outlook-express#tab0

http://www.tucows.com/preview/194179

[Geek-9pm]

Are you suggesting that it is impossible to access an AT&T E-mail using a standard mail client like outlook or Thunderbird? if that is the case it seems dreadfully silly for them to have either SMTP or POP3 on a network facing server, since those would only be used by such clients.

No, I am not saying that.
But let's say if e-mail came in colors, we would hear this:

User: Can you help me with my email.
AT&T; Why of course, what is you question?
User: Does AT&TT let me choose a nice spiffy color for my email.?
AT&T: Why, Yes, Absolutely, any shade of AT&T blue will do.
User: I want Hotmail Red.
AT&T: Sorry, Hotmail red is much to risky, choose again.
User: Hmm..  Google Green?
AT&T: (Laughing) No, not that color!
(..silence)
User: <click>

[soybean]

http://support.microsoft.com/gp/outlook-express#tab0

http://www.tucows.com/preview/194179

You aren't using Outlook Express.  You can't use it because you're using Windows 7 and Outlook Express does not work with Windows 7.  So, why post links to web pages about Outlook Express? 

[Geek-9pm]

You aren't using Outlook Express.  You can't use it because you're using Windows 7 and Outlook Express does not work with Windows 7.  So, why post links to web pages about Outlook Express?

Because the information from AT&T is for Outlook Express.The issue here is larger that the problems of just one user. The big companies are trying to destroy our freedom to choose our e-mail provider. Namely anyone like Incredimail, a small successful e-mail company that will lose marker share if the big guys push them aside.
http://www.incredimail.com offers web mail, and POP3 and IMAP accounts.
For reference:
http://www.emailaddressmanager.com/tips/protocol.html

[patio]

Geek...just stop now.
The thread isn't outta hand...the responses are.
On top of the OP not illustrating the true issue.

Let it go...

[myming]

patio,

the OP asked a direct question.
why can't i email a "word" file DIRECTLY to my email address ?

answer:  because that's the way ms set it up.
it's not a nuclear fission question...

[Geek-9pm]

Geek...just stop now.
The thread isn't outta hand...the responses are.
On top of the OP not illustrating the true issue.
Let it go...

Yes, I agree! Please lock this thread!

[BC_Programmer]

patio,

the OP asked a direct question.
why can't i email a "word" file DIRECTLY to my email address ?

answer:  because that's the way ms set it up.
it's not a nuclear fission question...

That's also not the answer. I really have no idea where hotmail/MSN came into the equation, particularly since you use a ATT ISP account, and you can send mail just fine. The "problem" is that you use webmail (your actions with the smtp and pop3 account details makes it fairly clear you haven't set up a Mail client program) web-mail works through the browser and you cannot make your machine recognize a web-site as your E-mail application, you need to use an actual E-mail application.

The problem is that they aren't using a E-mail client application, they are using web mail. And personally I don't think

[rthompson80819]

And personally I don't think

Sometimes me too, but I wouldn't put it in print.

[BC_Programmer]

Sometimes me too, but I wouldn't put it in print.

heh... woops, that sentence ought to be

"And personally I don't think that setting up a E-mail Client is something they are capable of doing with their current experience."