open the smtp service dialog and click advanced next to ip address. the rest should be simple enough :-)
On Wed, 9 Mar 2005 09:57:20 -0600, Eric Creese <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks for the info. > > Okay how and where do I set the SMTP port? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Matt Robertson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 9:57 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: Using SMTP authentication for CFMAIL > > to into the cf admin and click Mail Settings. In the mail server space, enter > > user:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > where > > "user" is the account username. my email address is > [EMAIL PROTECTED] so my username would be "websitemaker" > > "password" is the account password in clear text > > "mail.mysite.com" is the name of the mail server you want to log into. > Depending on your mail server this can be just an IP address, or it > may need to be the domain name that the mail server's IP answers to > (or one of them... exactly what depends on how you have set up dns). > > To add another ingredient into the pot: there's no law that says you > have to use port 25, which is the standard smtp port but is also the > one the spammers are trolling. You could adhere to standards (or > rather, emerging ones) and use port 587, which appears destined to be > reserved for auth'd smtp traffic and is that already for many mail > admins. > > Or you could just pick a number. Only you, your mail server and CF > will know... Set the port in CF and the mail server and they will > communicate over that rather than port 25. > > -- > --mattRobertson-- > Janitor, MSB Web Systems > mysecretbase.com > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:197968 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
