Generic Elk M1G e-mail config

[cowger]

Hi -- just joined and thought I'd post what I did for a generic e-mail configuration for my new Elk M1G. I did a search, and it appears that many people have difficulty getting e-mail to work with their existing ISP. I did, and while I know many people have solved this problem one way or another, I thought I'd post a generic solution that should work for everyone.

1) Go to http://www.lavabit.com and sign up for their Basic account (free)
2) After you have your account activated, log into your account on their webpage and click on Preferences
- Click on "Advanced Configuration" and make sure that "require SSL" is set to Disable
3) Set up your e-mail preferences at shown in the attached picture.
4) Make sure your DNS servers are configured in the TCP/IP tab to those of your ISP

I'm hoping that should work for everyone. You just need to remember to log onto your lavabit e-mail account once every 90 days to keep it active.

Bryan

 

[Steve]

That's certainly a workable solution but what I don't like is it depends on a 3rd party. I've had a Bigfoot account for as long as I can remember and it was always an issue. Either you exceeded limits and didn't get mail or it temporarily was suspended or the worst was just the spam. I think spammers would basically just send to *@bigfoot.com.

I would rather have my own domain and host and be in total control of my mail destiny (except for the host of course).

 

[cyberk]

I agree with Steve 100%, mine is setup using my own domain. However, I'm pretty sure the xep can get set up to work with gmail just fine

 

[Mike P]

I still have not gotten my M1 to email me. Just can't figure it out I have my own address with Register.com. Anybody else using Register and M1? If you have it working, can you please help.

Thanks,

Mike

 

[TurboSam]

Mike, you know that ElkRP needs to be closed for the email function to work... The test email works with RP open, but not "real" emails....