If you are receiving "550 Access denied - Invalid HELO name" (or a similar error message) in your email client, please check your settings as follows:
Microsoft Outlook
From the Menu Bar, Click Tools then Click E-mail Accounts
Select "View or change existing e-mail accounts" then Click "Next"
Select your Email account then Click "Change"
Click "More settings"
Select "Outgoing Server" tab
Select the box beside "My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication"
Select "Use same settings as my incoming email server"
Click "Ok"
Click "Next"
Click "Finish"
Thunderbird
From the Menu Bar, Click Tools, then Account Settings
This will bring up the Account Settings window where you can click on Outgoing Server (SMTP) at the bottom of the list in on the left side of the window.
Back in the middle of the window, select the appropriate outgoing server and click the "Edit" button.
Make sure "Authentication method" is set to "Normal password"
Click OK to close the SMTP edit window and again on the Account Settings window.
Mac Mail
From within Mac Mail Click Mail, Preferences, then Accounts
Near the bottom of the window, look for Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP), click the drop down arrow and select "Edit SMTP Server List..."
Click the Advanced button in the middle of the window and make sure Authentication is set to "Password."
Click OK to close the edit window
