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Re: Earthlink blocks port 25 outgoing!
Well if they only block smtp outgoing, as they imply, then your own mail server would still work for incoming mail. And if you want to use it for outgoing mail, you just have to reconfig it to point to the earthlink mail server which is a very easy change.
And quite possibly if you want to email 10,000 people, you warn them and them exempt the spam trap for you.
Of course this also means they have to be in the loop on what you do with your connection. And they might decide mailing 10,000 people (for whatever reason) is not something that is allowed on your line. | |
Anon | I used to use Global Crossing for my dialup provider, but after they made the move to PRServ.net (which is an AT&T/IBM ICO group), they were blocking Port 25.. But moreso they didn't give me access to any MX server (stupid screwup). GC used to use UUNet, same provider as Earthlink uses here.
Ok first off I couldn't send mail through GC's MX's.. Then I could finally. But I couldn't use my domain.. Why would I use Frontiernet.net email? I could change providers at anytime, just because of stupid things like this.
Earthlink WILL route my @Maine.rr.com email... They dont' say 'no relaying'. As long as that's the case, I don't mind, as much anyway..
I run my own MX's for a reason.. It's too bad I won't be able to get at them.
Duely noted that 1-Link.net blocks 25, and they use UUNet too. | |
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