[ale] AT&T having outgoing email issues

Geoffrey lists at serioustechnology.com
Tue Jun 16 20:20:41 EDT 2009


Richard Bronosky wrote:
> I hate when I get the email from a friend/family member "Hey, I have a
> new email address. I'm now blahblah at comcast.net instead of
> blahblah at bellsouth.net" Ahhhhh! Why are you using your ISP for email?
> Get a Gmail account so you only have to go through this switching
> addresses hassle one last time! (Privacy and freedom arguments don't
> apply to those who would choose ISP hosted email.)

I don't use their domain email, but Bellsouth blocks port 25, so you 
have to use their outgoing server, thus you're screwed.

> 
> On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 5:38 PM, <jeremy.bouse at undergrid.net> wrote:
>> That's why you never rely on them for e-mail... Same goes for DNS while we're on the topic... So long as my DSL line has connectivity they've earned their monthly charge. I don't rely on them for anything more.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>>
>> From:  Geoffrey Myers <igeof at serioustechnology.com>
>> Subj:  [ale] AT&T having outgoing email issues
>> Date:  Tue Jun 16, 2009 17:20
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>> To:  "ale at ale.org" <ale at ale.org>
>>
>> Just got off the phone with them. 24 hour resolution window. What
>> custoer service!!
>>
>> --
>> Later, Geoffrey
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Until later, Geoffrey

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