SMTP when abroad

[#1]

I use Windows Live mail 2011 and it works fine at home, however when abroad and using, say the hotel wifi, I can only receive emails, when sending I get a SMTP failure. Any ideas?
Thankfully I can still use Webmail, but I would like to use Windows live on holidays

[#2]

It is probably the ISP blocking access on port 25,  PlusNet have recently opened port 587 so you can change your settings to give that a try.
One thing to bear in mind,  when using Windows Live all communications between you and PlusNet servers are not secure.  Using Webmail is secure.

[#3]

You'd need to make sure you're using SMTP authentication as well as port 587.

[#4]

@Bob:- Brilliant, thanks for that, been bugging me for years! I've set up temporary yahoo accounts to send from it was such a pain
Can I keep my email settings to using SMTP authentication as well as port 587 when using a PN connection or should they revert to port 25

[#5]

If it works on a PN connection why would you want to change it?

[#6]

Whilst in the US I could receive email OK but couldn't send to multiple recipients.  Bob told me to change my SMTP to the ISP I was using in the US and it worked a treat

[#7]

Quote from: jelv

If it works on a PN connection why would you want to change it?

@jelv:- It works OK on a plusnet connection, but dosen't on other ISP's
@artmo:- I tried changing settings to the ISP where I'm connected, just dosen't work, even with port 587, then tried the port 587 with relay.plus.net as smtp and works a treat, multiple recipients as well.
I'd just about resigned myself to using a yahoo address then read this thread, Sunday Afternoon down to reading threads.......bit sad.

[#8]

I meant if 587 works on a PN connection why would you want to change it back to 25?

[#9]

@jelv:- Sorry misunderstood :D, the question was supposed to be "would 587 work on a PN connection". Guess the answer is yes

[#10]

Yes port 587 works on a Plusnet connection (with or without authentication in this case). If port 587 and authentication are set there should be no need to change the settings between home use and roaming.

[#11]

@spraxyt:- many thanks.