RE: [cobalt-users] SMTP on Raq 2

["Dan Kriwitsky" <webhosting@xxxxxxxxx>]

> I can never access my own SMTP server when dialled-up through Earthlink.
> Using their mail server seems to work fine, even with addresses in my own
> domain.  You could advise your users to do it this way, or you could just
> port-forward your SMTP server from another port; i.e., run 'redir' to
> listen on port 2525 and forward to localhost:25.  Tell your clients how to
> change their MUAs.
>
Earthlink, like many dialup ISPs block port 25 to prevent direct to MX
spammers who sign up for the free 30 day trial accounts and spam until the
account is cancelled. Too bad the scumbags ruined it for everyone.

You're lucky it's not GTE/Verizon. They require you to use your @gte.net or
@verizon.net address as the From: or it won't go through.

So, no matter what you put in the RaQ to allow relay, you'll never get to
the RaQ with certain ISPs to relay anyway.

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Dan Kriwitsky