[Tfug] Cox and Port 25

[Matthew T. Eskes]

I didn't start a new thread. Sue me! :p

 

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From: tfug-bounces at tfug.org [mailto:tfug-bounces at tfug.org] On Behalf Of
keith smith
Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 9:17 AM
To: Tucson Free Unix Group
Subject: Re: [Tfug] Cox and Port 25

 



To get around the port 25 blocking issue some providers have gone to an
alternate port like what you found.  

The official Cox solution is to use their SMTP server.  That is what I have
done for years.

SMTP Server: smtp.west.cox.net

I seem to recall you need to have an email account to use for
authentication.

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Keith Smith



--- On Mon, 9/8/08, Jim Secan <jim at nwra.com> wrote:

From: Jim Secan <jim at nwra.com>
Subject: [Tfug] Cox and Port 25
To: tfug at tfug.org
Date: Monday, September 8, 2008, 2:29 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


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