BTW. The only reason other ports than 25 is used so commonly these days is because port 25 is often blocked in routers and firewalls.
Ola Thoresen <[email protected]> wrote: >The port number has nothing to do with what encryption methods are >used. >You can encrypt traffic on port 25 just as much as on any other port. >If your smtp-provider support encryption on port 25 that is great, and >there is no reason they should not support at least starttls on any >port that is open for sending (and receiving) mail. > >N <[email protected]> wrote: >>BTW try one hack >> >>while keeping the starttls security intact, just change the port to 25 >>... >>and it may work. it did for me. and it is a potential security bug. >> >>On Thursday, April 4, 2013 5:10:15 PM UTC+5:30, Filu wrote: >>> >>> Hello, >>> >>> I use K9 on two different accounts (one of them gmail). The SMTP is >>set to >>> 465. I've never encountered any problems on both 3G and WiFi (open >or >> >>> secured). >>> >>> Until recently .... >>> >>> I went for a vacation abroud and could not send ANY email via K9 on >>ANY >>> (more than 5) open WiFi I've managed to connect to (on both >>accounts). >>> Receiveing emails and other phone apps worked fine. No problems with > >>> sending emails via the gmail website. >>> >>> Whenever tried to send a message, I've received >>java.net.SocketTimeoutException >>> message. Restarted the phone, did the force-stop. Nothing helped. >>> >>> When I went back to my home country I've first connected to the 3G - > >>> everything worked again. Then to my secured wifi at work - no >>problems as >>> well. >>> >>> I can't trace the problem as things work now, but I wouldn't like to > >>> encounter it again... >>> >>> >>> I've googled around and I know that similar problem concerns >blocikng >>SMTP >>> by some providers, but it does not seem to be the case here.... >>> >>> >>> Any ideas? >>> >> >>-- >>-- >>You received this message because you are subscribed to the K-9 Mail >>Users List. >>To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >>To unsubscribe, email [email protected] >>To report an issue with K-9 Mail, visit >>http://code.google.com/p/k9mail/issues/list >>For more options, visit this group at >>http://groups.google.com/group/k-9-mail >> >>--- >>You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>Groups "K-9 Mail" group. >>To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>an email to [email protected]. >>For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > >-- >Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. > >-- >-- >You received this message because you are subscribed to the K-9 Mail >Users List. >To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >To unsubscribe, email [email protected] >To report an issue with K-9 Mail, visit >http://code.google.com/p/k9mail/issues/list >For more options, visit this group at >http://groups.google.com/group/k-9-mail > >--- >You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >Groups "K-9 Mail" group. >To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >an email to [email protected]. >For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the K-9 Mail Users List. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, email [email protected] To report an issue with K-9 Mail, visit http://code.google.com/p/k9mail/issues/list For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/k-9-mail --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "K-9 Mail" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
