Just an FYI...
Here is a link to Earthlink's policy on blocking port 25.
http://help.earthlink.net/port25/
Spammers could probably get a 30-day free trial, dial-up, scan for open
relay mail servers, and then start the spamming. This probably happened so
much that ISPs needed to start this policy.
-Jeff
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Demel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2001 3:29 PM
Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Client can receive but not send
> Thanks for the replies on this everyone. A couple of you hit the nail on
> the head. Mindspring, who our client is using as their interim ISP
(they're
> getting DSL installed in their new offices, and using Mindspring until
> that's done), blocks port 25. I changed their outgoing mail server
setting
> to mail.mindspring.com, and it works like a champ now.
>
> Out of curiosity, why would an ISP do this? What do they care if users
send
> mail via another SMTP server?
>
> -Jeff
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Chuck Schick
> > Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2001 12:57 PM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Client can receive but not send
> >
> >
> > Need a little more information to diagnose the problem.
> >
> > Do you provide their Internet Access? If not their ISP may have port 25
> > blocked for unknown IP addresses. If that is the case they will
> > need to use
> > the SMTP server of the ISP to send mail.
> >
> > What do they get when they try to send mail? Do they get an
> > error message?
> > Do they get a request for user name and password?
> >
> > Chuck Schick
> > Warp 8, Inc.
> > www.warp8.com
> > 303-421-5140
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Jeff Demel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2001 10:29 AM
> > Subject: [IMail Forum] Client can receive but not send
> >
> >
> > : I have a client using Outlook Express 5, and they're saying
> > that they can
> > : get their mail without a problem, but can't send mail on the
> > same account.
> > : I've gone through all the basic setup stuff with them, and everything
> > seems
> > : to be correct. I set up the mail account on my workstations (Outlook
> > 2000),
> > : and it works fine for me.
> > :
> > : Anyone ever seen this problem before? I'm at a loss. I've searched
the
> > MS
> > : Knowledge Base and Deja, but to no avail.
> > :
> > : TIA
> > :
> > : -Jeff
> > :
> > :
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