Bigpond outgoing mail server overseas

A question about BigPond's outgoing mail server settings for sending emails overseas!

For those who may not know, BigPond is a popular internet service provider in Australia, and its outgoing mail server settings are used to send emails from a BigPond email account to the rest of the world.

Here are the outgoing mail server settings for BigPond:

SMTP Server:

• smtp.bigpond.com (or smtp.telstra.com for Telstra customers)

Port: 25 (or 587 for TLS encryption)

Username: Your BigPond email address (e.g., [email protected])

Password: Your BigPond email account password

Authentication: Yes, use your email address and password for authentication

TLS/SSL: Yes, use TLS encryption to secure your email transmission

Notes:

• If you're using a third-party email client or app, you may need to configure the outgoing mail server settings manually.
• If you're having trouble sending emails, check your email client's settings and ensure that the outgoing mail server is set to smtp.bigpond.com (or smtp.telstra.com) and the port is set to 25 (or 587).
• If you're using a firewall or antivirus software, ensure that it's not blocking the outgoing mail server connection.

By using these outgoing mail server settings, you should be able to send emails from your BigPond email account to recipients overseas.