>> gotta open tcp ports > 1024 for sending mail
>
>Do you mean *just* port 1024 or all ports greater than 1024?
>
>This port we did not have open. We have the standard ports open for:
You do *NOT* need ports greater than or equal to 1024 open (except for the ones you
want, such as 8383 for web messaging), unless you have a really dumb firewall.
When IMail accepts an incoming SMTP connection, the local port is 25, and the remote
port is something typically greater than 1024. When IMail makes an outgoing SMTP
connection, it uses a port greater than 1024, but connects to port 25. Whether the
mail is incoming or outgoing, it is using port 25. The firewall will see the port 25
and accept the connection, regardless of which ephermeral port (>=1024) is used.
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