Sprint PCS Email problems

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I am having problems accessing my Sprint PCS email from any portal except
the web page. I had this problem with my last SPCS account, on which I
finally gave up; I have a new account and a new Treo 650 and was hoping
to get it working this time.

No matter what I do, I get an "ERR Authentication Failed" from both my
Eudora 6.2 setup and the Treo's VersaMail setup. I even went in and
changed my username and password to be sure I wasn't using the wrong
settings. I can log into the email web portal and send and receive mail
with it no problem.

VersaMail is set up:
Account Name: VersaMail
Service: SprintPCS
[username]
[password]
[username]@sprintpcs.com
pop.sprintpcs.com
smtp.sprintpcs.com
All advanced options unchecked, as default

Eudora is set up identically.

Both generate the above error.

What the &*%^$# am I doing wrong?

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Archived from groups: alt.cellular.sprintpcs (More info?)

Neil Alex <neilalex@gmail.com> wrote:
>> What the &*%^$# am I doing wrong?

> Probably nothing. I had major problems with both programs accessing
> sprintmail, although not with my base email on Cox. Take a look at
> Aileron. It is a service, works well, and will push email
> notifications as well. I liked it so much I signed up for 3 years.

I actually got it working, both desktop and VersaMail. Too many
conflicting usernames, passwords, etc.! Also had to wait for the system
to update the username and password changes; what a difference just
throwing the thing in the drawer overnight made.

I cannot get the BizConnect mail to work, at all, though. It keeps
dumping the user information. Is there a comprehensive manual, guide,
anything for BC anywhere? I have it partially working but can't seem to
do anything very useful with it. It would (apparently) serve my needs as
well as a more complex VPN setup, but I can add my phone to my VPN if
necessary.

Does BC work worth a damn? Why can't I get the email to retain user info
and hook up?

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