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List:       inet-access
Subject:    RE: ISP outbound SMTP filtering
From:       "Higham, Josh" <jhigham () epri ! com>
Date:       2007-05-31 22:30:49
Message-ID: 4C3B8C75B5899943AEC675BA6DD4627355DCF2 () uspalex02 ! epri ! com
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> [mailto:list-bounces@inet-access.net] On Behalf Of andrew2@one.net
> 
> Higham, Josh wrote:
> >> [mailto:list-bounces@inet-access.net] On Behalf Of Jeff Lasman
> >> 
> >> On Wednesday 30 May 2007 04:00 pm, william(at)elan.net wrote:
> >> 
> >>> Also another option to just direct blocking is redirection to your
> >>> own mail server by default. You have to think if you really want
> >>> those extra connections and related issues or not ...
> >> 
> >> AOL used to do that; I don't know if they still do or not.
> >> 
> >> If you do it, be sure to let your clients know you did it.
> >> We're in the
> >> hosting business and we really don't like getting all those
> >> troubleshooting calls from clients who have no idea their outgoing
> >> email isn't going through us; they think it is.
> >> 
> >> We've tried to educate them to use port 587, but most of 
> them have no
> >> idea what email program they use, no less where to make the change.
> > 
> > In some versions of Exchange, possibly including 2003, it cannot be
> > configured to use SSL on a port other than 25.  You can change
> > cleartext SMTP, but SSL required port 25.
> 
> You could always do port-forwarding on your favorite 
> router/switch/firewall
> sitting in front of your exchange server.

My error.  The problem is in the Outlook client, including XP but
possibly not 2003, rather than the server software.  I'm pretty sure we
upgraded the user to 2003 as the easiest solution.

Josh
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