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 What is your g_con_perip setting at? I have set mine rather high as I was having some issues with multiple connections from Apple Mail (Which opens up a rather lot of connections per account 2 or more) plus mobil devices etc. 
 
 Paul 
 
    
  
    He said he has always been on 587. He
      has another mail account on the server which is just for receiving
      correspondence. I had that account set to forward emails to his
      main account. Apparently he removed the forwarding and created
      that account on his mail client along side his main account. When
      I looked at the server log I could see that he had two connections
      from the same ip address for each account so I thought maybe that
      could be the problem. 
      
      On 8/7/13 8:42 AM, Paul M. Beck wrote:
      
    
      
      Did you move the client off port 25?
       
       
      Paul 
      
        
         
        
        
          
          
          
            
            
              His ip does change depending where he's working from
                but he got the connecter for his laptop to connect
                directly to his router and noticed no detectable
                changes. 
               
                Sent from my iPad 
              
              
                Hi 
                Just wondering if he changes IP and that causes the
                disconnect??? 
                  
                  
                 
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                On Wednesday 07/08/2013 at 01:57:01, Randy Zumwalde
                  wrote:  
                
                  
                    No his IP changes from
                      time to time. 
                      
                      
                      On 8/6/13 12:57 AM, Tom Cross wrote:
                      
                     Hi 
                      Out of left field, is he on a fixed IP?? 
                        
                        
                       
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                      On Wednesday 31/07/2013 at 04:50:22, Randy
                        Zumwalde wrote:  
                      
                         Okay will do. Thanks everyone for your
                          help. 
                          
                          On 7/30/13 2:24
                            PM, Glenn Meadows wrote: 
                           
                          Tell him to TRY it for several
                            days, since he's IMAP, all his mail should
                            show up just fine, and see if the problem
                            goes away. Also, set him up on the higher
                            port number rather than 24/143.  
                             
                            --  
                            Glenn Meadows  
                            Mayfield Mastering  
                            2825 Erica Place  
                            Nashville, TN 37204  
                            615-383-3708  
                             
                            On 7/30/2013 1:01 PM, Randy Zumwalde wrote:
                             
                            LOL I have been trying to tell
                              him that. I've been using it for years and
                              years without a single hiccup.  
                               
                              On 7/30/13 1:58 PM, Glenn Meadows wrote:  
                              As a trial, he COULD try
                                Thunderbird for Mac....<smile>.  
                                 
                                --  
                                Glenn Meadows  
                                Mayfield Mastering  
                                2825 Erica Place  
                                Nashville, TN 37204  
                                615-383-3708  
                                 
                                On 7/30/2013 12:43 PM, Paul M. Beck
                                wrote:  
                                If you're referring to
                                  g_smtp_portforce, I tried it and major
                                  problems - but I'm getting off topic.
                                   
                                   
                                  I have definitely seen apple mail
                                  behave poorly when not directed to a
                                  specific port for smtp, haven't seen
                                  it with imap, but I force that in
                                  apple mail settings as well.  
                                   
                                  Paul  
                                   
                                   
                                  On Jul 30, 2013, at 12:34 PM, Glenn
                                  Meadows <glenn@mayfieldmastering.com>
                                  wrote:  
                                   
                                  And force login (require
                                    user/password for connection) on
                                    587.  
                                     
                                    --  
                                    Glenn Meadows  
                                    Mayfield Mastering  
                                    2825 Erica Place  
                                    Nashville, TN 37204  
                                    615-383-3708  
                                     
                                    On 7/30/2013 12:25 PM, Paul M. Beck
                                    wrote:  
                                    I have also had Apple
                                      Mail not use SSL when it was
                                      available. Now I always force the
                                      port number. 587 SMTP Auth and 446
                                      SMTP SSL  
                                       
                                       
                                      On Jul 30, 2013, at 12:21 PM,
                                      Chris Ferebee <cf@ferebee.net>
                                      wrote:  
                                       
                                      What Paul said (RFC
                                        6409).  
                                         
                                        It's convenient to set Apple
                                        Mail to "use standard ports" for
                                        SMTP, which will try ports 25,
                                        465 and 587 as necessary, but if
                                        your server offers SSL with
                                        self-signed certificates, this
                                        will often cause SSL to be
                                        enabled automatically as well,
                                        which results in "untrusted
                                        certificate" errors later on.  
                                         
                                        It's really best to use SSL and
                                        get a proper certificate.  
                                         
                                        Chris  
                                         
                                         
                                        Am 30.07.2013 um 19:08 schrieb
                                        "Paul M. Beck" <pbeck@bexx.com>:
                                         
                                         
                                        He should definitely
                                          be using 587 for SMTP as most
                                          ISP's block 25  
                                           
                                          Paul  
                                           
                                          On Jul 30, 2013, at 12:00 PM,
                                          Glenn Meadows <glenn@mayfieldmastering.com>
                                          wrote:  
                                           
                                          Hmm, based on
                                            that, what ports is he using
                                            for smtp, pop (if using pop,
                                            I know you commented in
                                            imap) and imap ports?
                                            465/587 for smtp, 993 for
                                            iMap?  
                                             
                                            --  
                                            Glenn Meadows  
                                            Mayfield Mastering  
                                            2825 Erica Place  
                                            Nashville, TN 37204  
                                            615-383-3708  
                                             
                                            On 7/30/2013 11:58 AM, Randy
                                            Zumwalde wrote:  
                                            Hi Paul,  
                                               
                                              He can still browse the
                                              web when the connection is
                                              down. We are not using SSL
                                              on the mail server. He's
                                              tried it at his dads
                                              wireless network and also
                                              has the same issue unless
                                              he changes his smtp to
                                              uses his dads service
                                              provider (ie. mail.zoomtown.net).
                                               
                                               
                                              On 7/30/13 12:40 PM, Paul
                                              M. Beck wrote:  
                                              I, and a
                                                number of my clients use
                                                10.8 without issue.  
                                                 
                                                I would expect he is
                                                experiencing some sort
                                                of network connectivity
                                                issue.  
                                                Apple mail in 10.8 has a
                                                connection doctor under
                                                the pull down item
                                                "Window" it's the 8th
                                                item down.  
                                                 
                                                Additionally when your
                                                client is experiencing
                                                these issues can they
                                                browse the web, of use
                                                the surge mail web front
                                                end?  
                                                Are you using SSL, I've
                                                had issues if I didn't
                                                force Apple Mail to use
                                                the ssl ports.  
                                                 
                                                I definitely agree he
                                                should try connecting
                                                hard wired as well as
                                                from a different
                                                location (wired and
                                                wireless) as he could be
                                                having an issue with his
                                                wireless card.  
                                                 
                                                Paul  
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                                On Jul 30, 2013, at
                                                11:20 AM, Chris Ferebee
                                                <cf@ferebee.net <mailto:cf@ferebee.net>>
                                                wrote:  
                                                 
                                                Randy,  
                                                   
                                                  If at all possible I
                                                  would try to convince
                                                  him to work over an
                                                  Ethernet connection
                                                  for a while to rule
                                                  out problems with his
                                                  wireless connection.  
                                                   
                                                  You could also try to
                                                  monitor his
                                                  connection, even by
                                                  simply running ping in
                                                  a Terminal window in
                                                  the background.  
                                                   
                                                  In my experience,
                                                  Wi-Fi has been getting
                                                  less and less reliable
                                                  over the years, at
                                                  least in the city. I
                                                  think we're just
                                                  seeing ever more
                                                  networks (and perhaps
                                                  also other
                                                  transmissions on the
                                                  same unlicensed 2,4
                                                  GHz frequency band).  
                                                   
                                                  The error messages
                                                  certainly seem
                                                  consistent with a
                                                  networking issue.  
                                                   
                                                  If you have a VPN
                                                  server, you could try
                                                  setting him up to
                                                  connect over VPN and
                                                  see if that makes the
                                                  problems go away, or
                                                  alternatively if his
                                                  VPN connection drops
                                                  all the time due to
                                                  the same network
                                                  issues.  
                                                   
                                                  Best,  
                                                  Chris  
                                                   
                                                  Am 30.07.2013 um 17:48
                                                  schrieb Randy Zumwalde
                                                  <zumwalde.rl@ehowe.com <mailto:zumwalde.rl@ehowe.com>>:
                                                   
                                                   
                                                  I have a
                                                    user that
                                                    intermittently
                                                    cannot connect to
                                                    Surgemail and I'm
                                                    wandering if there
                                                    is anything I could
                                                    do to resolve the
                                                    issue.  
                                                    He is using Apple
                                                    Mail on OSX Mountain
                                                    Lion. Sometimes he
                                                    connects just fine
                                                    then an hour later
                                                    he cannot.  
                                                     
                                                    He gets an SMTP
                                                    connection message
                                                    like this:  
                                                    "Could not connect
                                                    to this SMTP server.
                                                    Check your network
                                                    connection and that
                                                    you entered the
                                                    correct information
                                                    in the Account
                                                    preferences."  
                                                     
                                                    At the same time he
                                                    gets an IMAP message
                                                    like this:  
                                                    "Could not connect
                                                    to this IMAP server.
                                                    Check your network
                                                    connection and that
                                                    you entered the
                                                    correct information
                                                    in the Account
                                                    preferences. Also
                                                    verify that the
                                                    server accepts
                                                    connections on port
                                                    143. If it does not,
                                                    change the port
                                                    number in the
                                                    Advanced tab of
                                                    Account
                                                    preferences."  
                                                     
                                                    I have no idea why
                                                    he is having this
                                                    issue and it is
                                                    driving him and I
                                                    nuts. Could it have
                                                    something to do with
                                                    his network
                                                    connection. I
                                                    believe he works via
                                                    his wireless
                                                    connection at home
                                                    as does most of our
                                                    remote employees but
                                                    he seems to be the
                                                    only one having
                                                    issues and seems to
                                                    believe it could be
                                                    my problem since I
                                                    run the mail server.
                                                     
                                                     
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