On Thu, 2005-01-20 at 09:53 -0500, Keith P Hassen wrote: > Nick Smith wrote: > >>Let me see if I have this right: > >> > >> > >>[SMTP_A] ---- [COMCAST GW] ---- [SMTP_B] > >> > >>And you are saying that SMTP_A can _receive_ email, but cannot _send_ email? > >> > > > > that is correct, they are recieving mail on theirdomain.org and sending > > on smtp.comcast.net which is now blocked. > > > > Ok, so what you'll have to do is use SMTP_B as a relay. Get the SMTP_B > server listening on some random port (say 2500) and then have SMTP_A > send to SMTP_B on that port. You can do this entirely by using > iptables, without changing the SMTP configuration. > > I do not believe that Comcast is preventing relays through their SMTP > server. I am very suspicious actually -- either they have blocked > SMTP_A for a very specific reason (have they been spamming? not paying > on their account? etc?), the Comcast IT department is ridiculously > incompetent or their new policy-makers are idiots. > > _k > > well i understand that, but SMTP_B would be whoever im sending mail to, for example, an address @yahoo.com, i dont have control over yahoo's smtp server so i wouldnt be able to change any ports, the only one i have control over is SMTP_A, so what else can i do?
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