I'm already relaying out through their server. The problem is I can't get into my server to start the relay because they are blocking all inbound port 25 traffic as well as the outbound.
DS -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Hrivnak Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2004 5:04 PM To: Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list Subject: Re: [TriLUG] Need a Stupid Sendmail trick I'm not sure I fully understand your situation. You must be able to connect to bellsouth's smtp server on port 25, or how do you send any email? I can imagine if they are blocking outgoing port 25 to other destinations. That said, you could simply setup your smtp server to relay through Bellsouth's. I have my own smtp server in my house, and it relays everything throught he roadrunner smtp server. Another option is what I do with my laptop. I have it automatically open an ssh session to my mail server when I log in, and it goes something like this: ssh -L 2525:localhost:25 myserver.org I then set my mail client, KMail, to send mail on localhost port 2525. This will blaze right through any port 25 filtering both incoming and outgoing. I use this so that my laptop will send email through my server and thus the RR server regardless of where in the world I'm connected. Sorry I can't help with sendmail setup, but I use postfix which I think is much less complicated to configure, which is good for someone like me! Michael Turnpike Man wrote: >If they are blocking outbound SMTP, how are you sending emails from >your local email client out to anyone?? (Sorry I can't help with >sendmail, I use postfix) > >David M. > >--- Dave Sorenson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>OK, need help from the Sendmail gods.. I need to reconfigure sendmail >>to listen for incoming request on a port other than 25. I know this >>will break a number of things, but it may also help me end-run >>Bellsouth's asinine block of outgoing (I can understand this somewhat) >>AND incoming (completely whacked IMHO) 25 traffic garbage. >> >>What I need to do is to use my mail server for outgoing SMTP traffic. >>I can configure my client to send on alternate ports so that is not an >>issue. Mail will leave my laptop, travel to my mail server (on an >>unblocked port) sender >>(me) will get verified and then out through Bellsouth's SMTP via the >>smarthost relay (that's the only thing they did not break when I "Upgraded" >>my DSL). That way I don't need to keep changing my mail client >>settings depending on what network I happened to be on... >> >>I know this breaks incoming to my server, that�s not an issue. I'm >>using a pop account on a server outside of the Bellsouth network for incoming mail. >>My biggest problem for the moment is to not have to mess with the >>client settings every time I change locations and networks. >> >>Please don't tell me to change providers, I'm going to when I move in >>with the fianc� at the end of my lease.. I just need to end-run BS >>stupidity for a few months. >> >>TIA >> >>Dave S >> >>-- >>TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug >>TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member >>Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ >>TriLUG PGP Keyring : http://trilug.org/~chrish/trilug.asc >> >> > > > > > >__________________________________ >Do you Yahoo!? >Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger. >http://messenger.yahoo.com/ > > -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ TriLUG PGP Keyring : http://trilug.org/~chrish/trilug.asc -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ TriLUG PGP Keyring : http://trilug.org/~chrish/trilug.asc
