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Trouble sending my btinternet.com emails on my O2 network?

Hi, I have broadband accounts with both O2 & BT at separate properties, for some reason my O2 setup allows incoming btinternet.com emails but does not allow me to send them using my btinternet.com address.
Is there any way I can change the O2 settings so this can be done, if so would you be kind enough to explain it in a blow by blow basic manner as I am a Luddite.

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  • spenderdave
    spenderdave Posts: 721 Forumite
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    You need to change your settings to send btinternet mail via the O2 SMTP server - I use relay.o2broadband.co.uk In general you can only access SMTP servers associated with the broadband service you are using.
  • macman
    macman Posts: 53,129 Forumite
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    It's a standard anti-spam measure, no ISP will allow you to do that for outgoing emails. Incoming does not matter.
    No free lunch, and no free laptop ;)
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