RARPSL
join:1999-12-08
Suffern, NY
| reply to ChrisN4BSA
Re: Thanks Idiots!
said by ChrisN4BSA  :
This isn't totally true. I'm net admin for a company here in Tampa, and was able to use our company SMTP server (port 25) via my home Roadrunner connection.
However - just today we have implemented a new non standard inbound SMTP port that will allow us to get around the port 25 filtering for those employees that are lucky enough (or is that unlucky?) to be on an ISP that blocks port 25 SMTP traffic.
And - as much as it sucks, amen for the ISP's blocking port 25. I hate to be punished for clueless users, but if it helps slow down the spread of viruses that spread via email, I'm all for it. I'm sick & tired of having to spend hours every day checking our mail quarantine because of all spam zombies in the wild.
The DESIGNATED port to use to inject Email (ie: Send it from a Mail Client) is 587 NOT 25. The problem is that many ISPs are too lazy to activate this port and require SMTP AUTH to access it. Most just say use Port25 and block out-going Port25 to other servers. IMO, ANY ISP that blocks outgoing (to non-ISP Owned SMTP Servers) that DOES NOT accept incoming Email from their customers (while those customers are using Non-ISP Connectivity) on Port 587 is a Hypocrite. |
