iPad once more

2014-04-20T17:01:59+01:00

Thanks to Mick I now know that I can't send ordinary text messages to all & sundry from my nice new shiny iPad. I have also discovered that I can't send emails to my iCloud address from my iMac when running Snow Leopard. Am I right in thinking that this is because Snow Leopard doesn't recognise iCloud at all? Other, non-Apple, people can send me emails to the iCloud address, so it does seem peculiar. The message that comes up on the bounced email is 'The following message to was undeliverable. The reason for the problem: 5.1.2 - Bad destination host 'DNS Malformed Query Error looking up icloud.com. (MX).'

Re: iPad once more

2014-04-20T17:20:28+01:00

That doesn't make any sense - at least, not to me. The only thing I can think of is nothing to do with your Snow Leopard installation but may be to do with the DNS servers you are using. Are they the ones provided by your ISP? You could try using the Open DNS - 208.67.222.222 and 208.67.220.220 (I think those are correct)

Re: iPad once more

2014-05-22T13:11:55+01:00

Talking of DNS servers. I seem to have an increasing amount of web pages and emails where, instead of a pic, I get a little blue box with a question mark in it. On Googling this, most of the answers to this, is to: Open System Preferences/Network. Double click on your connection type, or select it in the drop-down menu, and in the box marked 'DNS Servers' add the following two numbers: 208.67.222.222 208.67.220.220 These are OpenDNS codes. It has overcome the problem, but I have been wondering if there is a downside. So far, I have not heard of any downside to using these codes, but would like to know if anybody else has any experience of this.

Re: iPad once more

2014-05-22T15:17:05+01:00

I suggest you go to the Open DNS website and see what they do. I have been using Open DNS for many years and they work wherever I have been. They will also protect you from falling into some unwise web sites.

Re: iPad once more

2014-05-23T09:30:57+01:00

John - you will see those are the IP addresses of the servers I suggested Michael try.

Re: iPad once more

2014-05-24T11:55:10+01:00

Wondering if the DNS is why I had problems last week in sending emails from a hotel in Devon. Some went but others stayed in the out box until I returned home yesterday. Same problem with the iPhone. I was using the local WiFi hotel network. Emails and text message were received but not all of my replies could be sent. Should the DNS numbers above be typed in against the 'Router' and 'DNS' on the DHCP window when I am away from my local network and then returned to present settings on returning home?

Re: iPad once more

2014-05-25T10:57:31+01:00

I have had problems sending emails from locations other than my home and it was caused by the outgoing server not accepting mail from locations other than the registered home location. Some ISPs allow you to do this others do not. So I use the GMail outgoing server for my laptop (as it tends to travel) and the ISP's outgoing server for the Mac Pro - it definitely does not travel except to the kitchen table for major operations. In dire situations I have been known to use the Apple outgoing server when sending from my ME.COM id (or whatever it is called nowadays)

Re: iPad once more

2014-05-25T15:39:19+01:00

Thank you Derek. I will use Gmail in future for outgoings when away from home.