[Tfug] Cox and Port 25

[Jim Secan]

Just switched to Cox and found out the hard way that they appear to be
blocking port 25.  I use gmail and use my own local mail client rather than
their web mail interface.  After some swearing and googling I found a
work-around, using port 587 rather than 25.  So far, it works.

Has anyone had any luck getting Cox to open port 25 for them?  My
experiences with what passes for tech support at Cox these days makes me
leery of asking unless I know they might do it.  I know that the official
reason is that it helps them control spam originating on their network, but
there's gotta be several better ways to do this that don't penalize honest
customers.

TIA
Jim
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