On Sat, 28 Jun 2014 08:48:40 +0100, Mick wrote:

> > > I would think that your ISP providers in the US will be blocking
> > > outgoing port 25 to stop compromised MSWindows machines spamming the
> > > rest of us.  If you use my suggestion there shouldn't be a
> > > problem.  
> > 
> > It makes no difference whether you address it directly to your ISP
> > address or via an alias. The ISP won't block port 25 connections to
> > its own servers from its own customers, otherwise none of them could
> > send email at all!  
> 
> In the US many big players are blocking outbound port 25 for their
> customers as a blanket measure to control spam from botnets, e.g.:
> 
> http://www.verizon.com/Support/Residential/internet/highspeed/general+support/top+questions/questionsone/124274.htm

> If Dale uses the ssmtp.conf I sent he will be using a different port +
> TLS encryption and should not have a problem.

Yes, that makes sense. I thought you were referring to the aliases part
of the config. Using TLS or  a different port if that's what the ISP needs
is perfectly logical.


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Neil Bothwick

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