To what restrictions do you refer? Which network is preventing you
from reaching which service?
If you are referring to reaching an SMTP server on the well-known
port 25, most providers are restricting access to only those IPs on
their own network, in an attempt to limit/reduce spam. Most are
You're right. It's whining. How would it even be possible to own a
network connection? And if your primary ISP is so bad that you had to
keep your old dialup and ever need to use it, then you need a new
primary ISP. I mean, I can count on both hands the hours that
broadband goes down here in a
On Dec 6, 2009, at 5:18 AM, Roger D. Parish wrote:
If you are referring to reaching an SMTP server on the well-known
port 25, most providers are restricting access to only those IPs on
their own network, in an attempt to limit/reduce spam. Most are also
permitting cross-network access to
Formerly I was happy to have access over a different network that didn't
relate to my primary ISP. This would be in keeping with my belt and suspenders
approach to most technology. I reasoned that a backup
strategy would be preferred in the event, etc.
I absolutely understand network
Maybe not own it in the sense that you seem to have taken my
statement. There's nothing wrong with the primary ISP. I just want
the flexibility to adjust servers as appropriate.
The dialup is valuable because it's portable, almost infinitely if that's
not a contradiction in terms. Anywhere
Mail servers.
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Mail servers.
Within the past year, most of my email accounts have changed ports for
both incoming and outgoing servers. Verizon changed for some, but not
all of our email accounts:
incoming.verizon.net - port 110
outgoing.verizon.net - port 587 SSL
My Yahoo email through the yahoo.es,
On Dec 6, 2009, at 4:05 PM, b_s-wilk wrote:
I also had to verify all the email addresses that would be using
foreign servers before they would accept my email. It's fun when the
'foreign server' is also in a foreign language. Glad I didn't get
the Greek or HK account.
Google's translation
Having two made it easier for me to figure out that it was VZ messing
with my email.
That would be the common factor, yes. I all ready know that they have
certain policy elements that would tend to suggest that off network
operation is not encouraged.
I would aver that Google Translate is getting better. Not yet quite good in
Slavic languages and Hungarian. But a great help.
--- On Sun, 12/6/09, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote:
From: tjpa t...@tjpa.com
Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Server restrictions
To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM
Date: Sunday
Formerly I was happy to have access over a different network that didn't
relate to my primary ISP. This would be in keeping with my belt and
suspenders approach to most technology. I reasoned that a backup
strategy would be preferred in the event, etc.
So I have a dialup account which I have
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