On 2/21/02 4:32 PM, Adam Bailey deftly typed out: > Keep in mind that you don't have to use the Mac.com SMTP server if you don't > want to. It's generally more efficient to use the SMTP server belonging to > the ISP to which you are connected, as opposed to stretching half-way across > the Internet. > > Unfortunately, some ISPs have brain-dead policies about what you can pipe > through their SMTP server. I don't know if Mindspring/EarthLink do that (and > I wouldn't stand for it if they did).
Earthlink/Mindspring do, in fact, block all outgoing SMTP traffic that isn't going through their servers. That means that, when connected to the Mindpring/Earthlink network, you *must* use mail.earthlink.net as your SMTP server (I've found that smtp.earthlink.net works also) unless you run your SMTP server on a non-standard port (i.e. Port 25). -Remo Del Bello -- Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level then beat you with experience. -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
