How to use a ip address for pop & smtp server names when creating a new account
My xp PC is on a lan behind a Freebsd os [IE. flavor of unix] which is not running a dns server. The only way to reach it is by ip address. I have configured the account with a ip address for pop & smtp. When I create and sent a email, Thunderbird shows a window saying it trying to connect and after 10 seconds it goes away with out showing the status window. There is no email in the sent folder. Is it possible to do this ???? I can accomplish this using ms/outlook so I know it is possible.
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I haven't tried this in years, but could you give this server a name and enter that into TB Then in C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts you add that name and ip
I made the change to C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts. At first it did not work. Then I rebooted the xp os. After doing the reboot thunderbird did connect to my postfix server. I can now send and receive email on the local lan but it sure is slow.
It's not supposed to be slow, rather the opposite. I suspect your antivirus has something to do with this.
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