Not All ISPs are doing this, how ever it seems to be a popular way to
reduce Spam traffic and require users to only utilize the ISPs mail
services. It will reduce some spamming but I doubt it will do so to any
noticeable degree.
Kevin Childers
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----- Original Message -----
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2000 9:22 AM
Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] AT&T blocking SMTP port?
> > > Do they advertise "unlimited access?"
>
> > Huh? I'm not sure what you mean with regards to email.
>
> It's kind of funny, I had this problem on Friday, with someone in our
company using AT&T. Since we have virus scanning and IMail on the same
machine, I opened up the port that IMail uses, so this person could get his
E-mail sent. The change in the firewall wasn't going to be made until after
I left for the day. That night, I checked to make sure that the new port
was open, and it was... but I nearly paniced when I found out that the
normal SMTP port (that all incoming E-mail comes in on) was down! Later in
the weekend, I confirmed with my ISP (a local one) that they are blocking
SMTP port access.
>
> My ISP obviously thought I was a hacker (I mentioned that I administer a
mail server and oversee others, and they said that they couldn't imagine how
I could need access to the SMTP port on my mail server). I explained almost
10 different reasons why I need access to the SMTP port. Unfortunately,
they are not restricting access to the SMTP port, they are eliminating it
for everyone. There is no way to access it.
>
> One person in this list mentioned that it just meant an extra hop for his
outgoing E-mail. That isn't the problem. The problem is that the only way
to make sure that your mail server is up and running, and the only way to
make sure it is configured properly and is working properly is to connect to
it via the SMTP port. The way I had always understood, "Full Internet
Access" means that you can connect to any port on any computer.
>
> Am I the only one who connects to port 25 to check out my server? I can
certainly see the need to block unnecessary access to port 25 (we of all
people should understand that). However, is it unreasonable of me to expect
that I should be able to find an ISP that allows this? If all dialup ISPs
deny access to the SMTP port, how can I test things from home?
> -Scott
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