On Mon, 14 Oct 2019 13:55:56 -0400 (EDT)
mike enriquez <myli...@cox.net> wrote:

> I have a fresh install of Ubuntu and Thunderbird email client.  The
> SMTP server keeps timing out. Cox cannot help me because I have a
> Linux computer. I changed the Port numbers and still I cannot send
> email out.
> 
> I am sending this via Web-mail.
> 
> Does anyone have and ideas I should try.
> 

I'm assuming the timeout is real: A few seconds, not subsecond. If so,
one of the many things to check is your dns and especially your reverse
dns. I've seen reverse misconfigured dns cause a lot of timeouts.

SteveT
 
Steve Litt
Author: The Key to Everyday Excellence
http://www.troubleshooters.com/key
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