Evening Simon,
>>At 02:57 PM 8/13/2007, you wrote:
If I'm reading you right, what you are talking about here is the fact that
most ISP's now block port 25 by default, making it impossible to set up an
additional outbound (smtp) server on any network that doesn't belong to
the ISP.
You may be 100 % technically correct. Ttat sounds a little different,
than the situation I have encountered, not sure.
I am not setting up a different one as you describe above.
I ususally have a few set up on my local software and they all work, one
way or the other.
Nothing 'bogus' about this... in fact, any ISP that does *not* block port
25 is, imnsho, negligent. the purpose of doing this is to prevent spambots
from flooding their networks (and the rest of us) with junk.
Fact is many still allow me to send message to another mail server.
Even some of the larger ones, hughesnet, Many DSL's, and many small
ISP's, and some of the Wireless Services that have been in operation for
25 or more years.
So, they must solve the problems in other ways.
If it is the same problem you describe. It must not be too hazardous or
none of them would allow it.
These ISP's are doing nothing but passing a packet, like a file transfer,
or what have you.
Any smtp server run by an at *least* half-competent sys admin will also
allow people to connect to their server using the alternate 'submission'
port - 587.
I trust you know all the Virtual ports better than I do.
I think you are missing the point a little, maybe not.
I just set up a personality to use Fugitt.com mail server.
Some ISP's allow these to pass thru and others don't.
Is that what you are addressing ?
Of course when I hit reply on a message, I can send it out to any mail
server that I select. The mailer will change all the vitals so that is
passes, if it is at all possible.
When a list is involved, you can use the wrong personality. And the list
software will not accept the message.
Wayne
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