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Subject: Re: Sendmail not accepting connections on port 25
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ssgriffonuser writes:

>  > My isp is blocking outgoing traffic on port 25.
>
>  Yeah, it looks like your right.  I never would've considered my ISP 
>  blocking outbound traffic from my home, but I suppose it makes
>  sense.

	It is my understanding many I.S.P.s in the U,S, do, as part of
spam control procedures.  I am obliged to relay through my I.S.P.;
after some initial set-up issues, this works flawlessly as long as
at least one relay machine is up. 


				Robert Huff