On Tue, Sep 24, 2013 at 12:39 PM, J- P <[email protected]> wrote: > Just out of curiousity I decided to telnet from Nairobi to smtp.live.com > port 25 , and wouldn't you know it let me right in, i then decided to try a > few more smtp servers here in the states and sure as heck it went right in. > The Only conclusion is that FIOS is blocking it from here NY.
Many ISPs block common service ports. Blocking TCP/25 (SMTP) is especially common, as an anti-spam measure. -- Ben
