🚀 go-pugleaf

In <best.bugs>, Thu, 14 Jun 2001 23:32:32 +0000 (UTC),
  on "Re: MV POP number (650)964-0240 busy"
    Cathy Stevenson <cats1921@best.com> wrote:

>george@apan.org (George Byrd) wrote:
>
>>After ~24 hours phone calls bouncing between Verio and Best flavors of
>>tech support (at the direction of the tech support personnel), I
>>finally got some info from tech support at Best.
>>
>>Whatever the reason, I cannot use "/VNjt4rigs@best.com" as the
>>username for login and get a PPP connection.  I *can* get a PPP
>>connection with "/VNjt4rigs" alone.  Then I am assigned a dynamic IP.
>>
>>With that PPP connection and the ensuing assigned dynamic IP, I can
>>receive email at the Best POP.  I *cannot* send email thru
>><smtp.best.com>, however.
>
>Did you try VN/user name - that is how I was instructed to configure
>(not "/VNuser"

Opps. Soiree.  My spleling isn't so gud.  I meant "VN/user".

>In the email notice which I was fortunate enough to receive
>from Verio, they pointed out that send mail might not work
>using smtp.best.com (although it does still work for me). They
>suggested trying smtp.veriomail.com.

Similarly, the Best.com tech support told me unequivocally *not* to
use smtp.verio.com, no matter what.  So maybe "veriomail" is right.
I don't have a clue.

>>Similarly, I can use <nntp1.ba.best.com> for NNTP.  I *cannot* use
>><news.verio.net> or <ca.news.verio.net>.  The attempt generates a "408
>>verification required" error.
>
>To get a login name and password for ca.news.verio.net, email 
>news@verio.com.
>
>I emailed them on a Sunday evening and received the name and
>password the following morning. 

Thanks.  Gee, I wish I could find something about this in Verio's
instructions on their webpages.  IIRC their setup instructions for
newsreaders even noted checking the  "no server authorization" boxes.
Furrfu!

GB

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