Specifically, in /etc/mail/sendmail.cf I changed:
# "Smart" relay host (may be null)
DS
to:
# "Smart" relay host (may be null)
DS<sympatico's smtp server>
there's supposed to be a more proper fix involving making this change in a
source file somewhere (sendmail.cf is generated by something else, so after
making this change if I reconfigure sendmail properly [.M4 file?]this change
would be lost) but I couldn't find it. Anyway, this works. (I stay with
sympatico dsl because it includes dialup, local call from -anywhere- I've
been in Canada)
Steve
RE: [on-asterisk] High speed internetHello to all folks who's port 25 is
blocked...
I've noticed some postings on people changing and jumping from different ISP's
because their port 25 is blocked. I run on Bell Sympatico and on my ultra
fast DSL, the port 25 is exclusive only to SMTP servers and does not let you
connect to other SMTP servers.
This is a painful change, but necessary as per their claim - to prevent spam &
having spyware & malaware generate automatic e-mail from innocent folks
computers. With the tough regulations on SPAM in North America & West Europe,
and no regulations on SPAM from other parts of the world - truly makes things
difficult for legit users like those in this group.
I think jumping to another provider is really not necessary. Your Linux box
has amazing capabilities to do what you need to do.
Anyhow...... what I have done to work around my port 25 at home is quite
simple. Instead of having the * machine behave as a mail server trying to send
out e-mail directly to the world, I've configured it (the mail server) to act
as a smart host, routing ALL my * related email, to my Sympatico e-mail
account, through SMTP authentication (of course). All e-mail going out,
passes through Symaptico mail servers. You cannot simply relay mail to
Sympatico M.S. As long as you get your Linux mail server, behaving like an
e-mail client, connecting to Sym. M.S., your e-mail will go out.
When this is done, you can create as many users on your Linux box and have
those users send mail out.
Hope this helps.
Cheers!
Reza.
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