Hi Al, Do you route all of your out-going mail to one server? Because that's a horrible way to do it if you are sending out a lot of mail, exactly because of the experience you have now.
Have they told you what port you can use? If so, you can change the port on Coldfusion in CF Admin: Server Settings > Mail. You can also change the port on the cfmail tag, <cfmail port ="". You can also change the out-going port on Smartermail if you look at the Default Domain Settings. If you need any help, give me a shout off-list. Jenny >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Al Musella, DPM [mailto:muse...@virtualtrials.com] >>Sent: 10 May 2011 01:37 >>To: cf-talk >>Subject: ISP blocking port 25 >> >> >> >>Big problem.. >> I use verizon fios for my Internet connection. It is a business >>class - static IPs and specifically allows web and email servers. >> Was working really nice.. then today around 1pm, I couldn't send >>email. My mail server (smartermail) log said couldn't connect to >>server.. mostly AOL servers.. so at first I thought aol was blocking >>me.. then I figured out that I couldn't telnet to any server on port >>25 outside of my network. >> >>I called tech support and had to escalate way up before someone >>understood. They kept telling me to change the port to something >>else. But that can't work.. >>Finally I found someone who understood the problem. He first said >>that I can not use port 25.. I have to figure out a way around it. >> After a lot of arguing, he understood and said he will check into >>it.. 6 hours later, I just hear back.. other people are reporting the >>same problem. Looks like they misconfigured a router but the people >>who know how to fix it won't be in until tomorrow morning. >> >>So - anyone have any ideas on what I can do from now until it is fixed? >>I changed the retries on my mail server to 6,12,18,24 hours so >>hopefully the mail in the queue will go out when it is fixed and I >>won't lose anything... but of course this is for a brain cancer >>charity and we are in the middle of the national walk to end brain >>tumors for brain tumor awareness month and were getting a lot of >>action on the server. >> >> >>2 times before they messed up and changed my static IPs without >>telling me. Each time took about 24 hours to fix. You would think >>they would tell you before changing IPs or blocking a port. I need >>to find a better ISP... anyone know of a good one? >> >>Al >> >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:344381 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
