Am 31.03.2014 02:07, schrieb cybermass: > 587 is dedicated for submission but is it any different if I have > configured smtps to be port 8809 and just have the clients use that port > with STARTTLS instead of 587?
technically you can use whatever port but why not use standars and make users life difficult? BTW: don't talk about SMTPS and STARTTLS in conext of the same port especially if you instrcut your users because that leads to non-working configs http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STARTTLS >> Am 31.03.2014 01:54, schrieb cybermass: >>> Interesting, that is something I never even thought of >> >> why should a server hosting example.com relay a to him >> submitted message from [hidden >> email]<http://user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=66502&i=0>to [hidden >> email] <http://user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=66502&i=1> >> trough a foreign server? your node.js application breaks quotes! >> what should that foreign server do with that message >> other than bounce it back again to the origin which >> is the MX or throw it way if there is no MX reachable >> from outside? >> >>> Yes the clients are configured to only go through our custom >>> smtps port since some ISP's block outgoing 25 and even 465. >> >> 587 is dedicated for mail-submission >> >>> These clients just need to have only one account in their >>> mail client I understand. Is there any other configuration >>> I would need to do on the server side? >> >> for the case above - no, mail from one gmail user to another >> gamil user is not routed trough hotmail and that behavior is >> logical and as expected
