[Tfug] Cox and Port 25

[Paul Lemmons]

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Subject: [Tfug] Cox and Port 25
From: Jim Secan <jim at nwra.com>
To: tfug at tfug.org
Date: 09/08/2008 02:29 PM
> 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
> *---------------------*-------------------------------*
> | Jim Secan           | Northwest Research Assoc, Inc |
> | (jim at nwra.com)      | 2455 E. Speedway, Suite 204   |
> | (520) 319-7773      | Tucson, Arizona 85719         |
> *---------------------*-------------------------------*
>
>   
They will not open port 25 unless you have a business account, have a 
permanent IP address and supply your own SMTP server. Aside from that it 
is pretty simple :)

To get past the problem I bought a relay service at dnsexit.com. It is 
cheap and allows me to send my email regardless of what network I am 
connected to.

-- 
Sometimes I wonder.  Were our faith able to stand upright and look around, would it be looking down at the mustard seed or standing in awe of the height and breadth of it.

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