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OSDA Mail Server

When you use OSDA, you are connected to a VPN via the Opensky Direct Access servers. This has the advantage that you do not have to set and reset proxies for browsing or other applications. Also, you do not have to change your mail settings as you do when you use Opensky without proxies - i.e. via the SatSurf part of the Opensky client.

However, your ISP will probably refuse to accept email requests from your email client - because you are trying to access it via the OSDA VPN instead of your ISP's own network.

If this happens, you can use the OSDA mailserver at mail.opensky.net

Simply replace your outgoing smtp mail server with mail.opensky.net

You keep your normal ISP inbound mail server details. This is the other way round if you are using Opensky via proxies.

	Terrestrial	Opensky Proxies	OSDA
Inbound mail	your ISP mailserver	Opensky proxy using special format mail login	your ISP mailserver
Outbound mail	your ISP mail server	your ISP mail server	mail.opensky.net

If you would like to know more, consult the OSDA documentation on the BeyonDSL CD (v10 and higher) or here.

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