On 5 Jan 2001, at 17:28, Brett Randall wrote:
> On Fri, 5 Jan 2001, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > On 5 Jan 2001, at 17:07, Brett Randall wrote:
> >
> >> On Thu, 4 Jan 2001, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >>
> >> > What I have done is provide a ghost port for 25 and 110 on 8025
> >> > and 8110, so when you are using a provider that blocks 25 and/or
> >> > 110, you set your email to use the alternate port, which is not
> >> > blocked.
> >>
> >> This still doesn't help incoming mail, though, does it? I mean,
> >> people sending mail to your mail server can't reach it if port 25
> >> is closed by the ISP. Do you know any ways around this or is the
> >> way I mentioned in my first post the only way?
> >
> > My server is colocated on a direct connection to the internet, so
> > there is no blockage at the server. Never has been.
> >
> > So far, this has been a client side issue.
> >
> > Is your server behind an ISP firewall?
>
> Yep, that's where the problem occurs. All of a sudden, incoming e-mail
> is blocked and I have to work a way around it (the current way works,
> but is messy and slow).
I believe that at that point, I'd consider my colocated server crippled
and I would fire them.
Good colo's are easy to find.
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