Comments on: SMTP Port Blocking: A Confession http://www.jamestopp.com/dfym/2006/02/16/a-confession/ Thoughts of a horn player and wannabe web designer Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:40:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0 by: Mat http://www.jamestopp.com/dfym/2006/02/16/a-confession/#comment-12499 Sun, 17 Jun 2007 15:06:41 +0000 http://www.jamestopp.com/dfym/2006/02/16/a-confession/#comment-12499 Just taking my mother off AOHell. Their 'tech' support is amazingly awful - the guy was actually rude to me! If i was a share holder in AOL I would be very nervous. Just taking my mother off AOHell. Their ‘tech’ support is amazingly awful - the guy was actually rude to me! If i was a share holder in AOL I would be very nervous.

]]> by: Anjam http://www.jamestopp.com/dfym/2006/02/16/a-confession/#comment-7820 Fri, 13 Apr 2007 13:52:51 +0000 http://www.jamestopp.com/dfym/2006/02/16/a-confession/#comment-7820 Dandy, Please elaborate how using a MAC would avoid these AOL issues? Anjam Sohail Dandy,
Please elaborate how using a MAC would avoid these AOL issues?

Anjam Sohail

]]> by: Dandy http://www.jamestopp.com/dfym/2006/02/16/a-confession/#comment-3081 Tue, 16 Jan 2007 10:20:48 +0000 http://www.jamestopp.com/dfym/2006/02/16/a-confession/#comment-3081 Wow - so everyone else had/has the same problem with AOL. Yes I can happily send using AOL on port 587 but hey I don't want to - I use a real company. I convince everyone to move away from AOL as it just causes too many problems and is not consistent - the same settings sometimes work and sometimes they don't. Get a life, get a MAC. Sorry haven't got a life as I can't afford a MAC but my wife has and all she now worries about is using the MAC to complete work. Running a PC is like spinning plates!! Wow - so everyone else had/has the same problem with AOL. Yes I can happily send using AOL on port 587 but hey I don’t want to - I use a real company. I convince everyone to move away from AOL as it just causes too many problems and is not consistent - the same settings sometimes work and sometimes they don’t.

Get a life, get a MAC.

Sorry haven’t got a life as I can’t afford a MAC but my wife has and all she now worries about is using the MAC to complete work.

Running a PC is like spinning plates!!

]]> by: helpful http://www.jamestopp.com/dfym/2006/02/16/a-confession/#comment-2950 Thu, 11 Jan 2007 14:41:45 +0000 http://www.jamestopp.com/dfym/2006/02/16/a-confession/#comment-2950 use secure tunnel (easy to find from google) proxy all your traffic thru one port this stops any scumbag isps blocking traffic use secure tunnel (easy to find from google) proxy all your traffic thru one port this stops any scumbag isps blocking traffic

]]> by: Ian http://www.jamestopp.com/dfym/2006/02/16/a-confession/#comment-1944 Sun, 17 Dec 2006 00:45:19 +0000 http://www.jamestopp.com/dfym/2006/02/16/a-confession/#comment-1944 Intersting feedback here, I am with AOL and have been using port 26 no problems. However I have just moved all my websites to a new hosting company where the servers are based in the states. Once this was done I was unable to send anything via port 26 and can send probably 1 email every 10 mins via port 25. however the guy that runs the server has set up port 587 and has sent a test mail though my account from his provider and it sent fine. Now i have treid every configuration under the sun with port 587 and it wont send anything. I wonder if the email is blocked depending on where the IP of the server is based. Just an idea i really know little about smtp apart from my aohell problems. MY Rant: Agree with the above posts about AOL tech support. I know all companies have to employ a small amount of special needs people but AOL's policy seems to employ 99% special needs. If anyone with special needs reads this dont mean to offend, however if you require a job try AOL, tech knowledge wont be required. Thanks for listening I feel better now Intersting feedback here, I am with AOL and have been using port 26 no problems. However I have just moved all my websites to a new hosting company where the servers are based in the states. Once this was done I was unable to send anything via port 26 and can send probably 1 email every 10 mins via port 25. however the guy that runs the server has set up port 587 and has sent a test mail though my account from his provider and it sent fine. Now i have treid every configuration under the sun with port 587 and it wont send anything. I wonder if the email is blocked depending on where the IP of the server is based. Just an idea i really know little about smtp apart from my aohell problems.

MY Rant:
Agree with the above posts about AOL tech support. I know all companies have to employ a small amount of special needs people but AOL’s policy seems to employ 99% special needs. If anyone with special needs reads this dont mean to offend, however if you require a job try AOL, tech knowledge wont be required.

Thanks for listening I feel better now

]]> by: James http://www.jamestopp.com/dfym/2006/02/16/a-confession/#comment-1770 Wed, 29 Nov 2006 01:19:43 +0000 http://www.jamestopp.com/dfym/2006/02/16/a-confession/#comment-1770 Still working fine for me Dan, though I suppose they could be phasing it in across several servers. Have you asked them? I haven't had cause to deal with Eclipse's tech support yet but they can't be any worse than AOL's. Still working fine for me Dan, though I suppose they could be phasing it in across several servers. Have you asked them? I haven’t had cause to deal with Eclipse’s tech support yet but they can’t be any worse than AOL’s.

]]> by: Dan Garland http://www.jamestopp.com/dfym/2006/02/16/a-confession/#comment-1763 Tue, 28 Nov 2006 10:14:59 +0000 http://www.jamestopp.com/dfym/2006/02/16/a-confession/#comment-1763 I have been connected with eclipse for 4 months now. Suddenly my email is now saying, eclipse will not allow connection on port 25 ??? what do you guys think ?? I have been connected with eclipse for 4 months now.

Suddenly my email is now saying, eclipse will not allow connection on port 25 ???

what do you guys think ??

]]> by: hiro http://www.jamestopp.com/dfym/2006/02/16/a-confession/#comment-1466 Tue, 07 Nov 2006 00:13:28 +0000 http://www.jamestopp.com/dfym/2006/02/16/a-confession/#comment-1466 F.Y.I: Yes thank you all for the info .. . very helpful. My ISP is AOL and using Outlook Express sharing both AOL and BT emails. I have noticed the SMTP port 25 etc stopped working since afew weeks ago, with your comments above, I have just updated the BT SMTP setting to 587(instead of 25, 26etc) without clicking on the SSL . . . it worked... but agan who knows how long for before they change their mind again? F.Y.I: Yes thank you all for the info .. . very helpful.
My ISP is AOL and using Outlook Express sharing both AOL and BT emails. I have noticed the SMTP port 25 etc stopped working since afew weeks ago, with your comments above, I have just updated the BT SMTP setting to 587(instead of 25, 26etc) without clicking on the SSL . . . it worked… but agan who knows how long for before they change their mind again?

]]> by: anonymous email http://www.jamestopp.com/dfym/2006/02/16/a-confession/#comment-1277 Sat, 07 Oct 2006 07:08:03 +0000 http://www.jamestopp.com/dfym/2006/02/16/a-confession/#comment-1277 Had the same problem and change the SMTP port to 587 WITHOUT selecting the SSL checkbox. But that can vary from provider to provider. Had the same problem and change the SMTP port to 587 WITHOUT selecting the SSL checkbox.

But that can vary from provider to provider.

]]> by: James http://www.jamestopp.com/dfym/2006/02/16/a-confession/#comment-1252 Fri, 29 Sep 2006 00:30:04 +0000 http://www.jamestopp.com/dfym/2006/02/16/a-confession/#comment-1252 Thanks everyone for your input so far. After 7 months with Eclipse I am pleased to report that they do not block ports, or at least not port 25. Their service is pretty good - there has been a fair amount of downtime recently but I'm told it's temporary and is to do with BT upgrading the lines. Thanks everyone for your input so far. After 7 months with Eclipse I am pleased to report that they do not block ports, or at least not port 25. Their service is pretty good - there has been a fair amount of downtime recently but I’m told it’s temporary and is to do with BT upgrading the lines.

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