[ale] SMTP fails at Motels ok at Home

Ken Alexander kenry at alexandertech.biz
Fri Aug 10 05:49:14 EDT 2007


Could it be that you're not on the BS network, so they don't allow you 
to connect to their SMTP server? This seems to be quite common.

jtholmes wrote:
> I have Bellsouth DSL at home, thunderbird and smtp work fine there
>
> Get on the Road, staying at Hamptons Mostly and it never works.
>
> Someone said the ISP for Hamptons is blocking port 25.
>
> Wireshark shows  SMTP  SYN[0]  records going out but never any SMTP
> coming back. Anyone know if they are  indeed blocking port 25
>
> If they are blocking, is there a secured port work around as I cant stand WebMail most of
> the time and it is getting annoying to say the least
>
> thanks
> jt
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