Can't send. Get error "The mail server responded: 5.7.1 SMTP Relay Scanner failed."
Laptop. Ethernet. CenturyLink server. embarqmail.com. Won't send outgoing. Error code "The mail server responded: 5.7.1 SMTP Relay Scanner failed." Tried three or four separate times. Same problem.
Chosen solution
re :smtp.embarqmail.com:587 None Normal password
Right click on mail account in Folder Pane and select 'Settings' Bottom of left pane select 'Outgoing server (SMTP)' select the smtp server in list. click on 'Edit' button Connection Security: select 'STARTTLS' click on all 'OK's
Close and then Start Thunderbird. Try to send and report back on results.
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Troubleshooting Information This page contains technical information that might be useful when you're trying to solve a problem. If you are looking for answers to common questions about Thunderbird, check out our support website. Include account names (possibly identifying information) Application Basics Name Thunderbird Version 45.6.0 User Agent Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; WOW64; rv:45.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/45.6.0 Profile Folder (Local drive) Application Build ID 20161222195647 Enabled Plugins about:plugins Build Configuration about:buildconfig Memory Use about:memory Mail and News Accounts ID Incoming server Outgoing servers Name Connection security Authentication method Name Connection security Authentication method Default? account2 (none) Local Folders None Normal password account3 (pop3) pop.embarqmail.com:110 None Normal password smtp.embarqmail.com:587 None Normal password true Crash Reports Report ID Submitted
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Chosen Solution
re :smtp.embarqmail.com:587 None Normal password
Right click on mail account in Folder Pane and select 'Settings' Bottom of left pane select 'Outgoing server (SMTP)' select the smtp server in list. click on 'Edit' button Connection Security: select 'STARTTLS' click on all 'OK's
Close and then Start Thunderbird. Try to send and report back on results.
It worked. Thanks.