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Date:      Thu, 06 Nov 2003 22:58:00 -0500
From:      slave-mike <slave-mike@rv1.dynip.com>
To:        Robert Huff <roberthuff@rcn.com>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Anymore help out there
Message-ID:  <3FAB1848.5070209@rv1.dynip.com>
In-Reply-To: <16299.673.715595.50388@jerusalem.litteratus.org>
References:  <16299.673.715595.50388@jerusalem.litteratus.org>

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Set your SmartHost in your sendmail config to relay through your ISP's 
SMTP relay will fix the problem.

Robert Huff wrote:
> chip.wiegand@simrad.com writes:
> 
> 
>> > The timeouts look suspicious. Is your upstream blocking outgoing SMTP
>> > connections (perhaps in an attempt to stop spam)? A quick way to check
>> > would be to:
>> > 
>> >    > telnet mx4.mail.yahoo.com smtp
>> > 
>> > No response would mean that someone is blocking you out (either
>> > upstream or the receivers).
>> 
>> Tried that, it just sits on 
>> 
>> simradusa# telnet mx4.mail.yahoo.com smtp
>> Trying 216.136.129.5...
>> 
>> and never connects.
> 
> 
> 	Bingo.  Same response here, and I know I'm being blocked.
> 	Time to talk to the ISP ....
> 
> 
> 			Robert Huff
> 
> 
> 
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