Earthlink SMTP from Abroad

Recently I've had problems recently sending Earthlink email via Entourage from abroad.

2 solutions

1. Use webmail. You can use Earthlink's webmail (lame service btw) or mail2web (http://www.mail2web.com) which I like because you can easily set up an account with multiple POP emails.

or

2. Set the Earthlink SMTP server to smtpauth.earthlink.net and then push the "click here for advanced sending options" and click "SMTP server requires authentication", and then Log on using Account ID = your full email address and your password = your password.

Pretty easy and awfully nice to check your email in a cafe in Florence or a beach in Belize. Surprisingly I am finding open airport networks everywhere I am going. Using a little keychain Wifi Finder helps: http://www.kensington.com/html/3720.html