From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jun 25 00:16:00 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C8F781065675 for ; Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:16:00 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Received: from igloo.linux.gr (igloo.linux.gr [62.1.205.36]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 522FF8FC1C for ; Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:15:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Received: from kobe.laptop (adsl142-245.kln.forthnet.gr [195.74.241.245]) (authenticated bits=128) by igloo.linux.gr (8.14.3/8.14.3/Debian-4) with ESMTP id m5P0FIpj028633 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT); Wed, 25 Jun 2008 03:15:27 +0300 Received: from kobe.laptop (kobe.laptop [127.0.0.1]) by kobe.laptop (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m5P0FH3H076380; Wed, 25 Jun 2008 03:15:17 +0300 (EEST) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Received: (from keramida@localhost) by kobe.laptop (8.14.2/8.14.2/Submit) id m5P0FFLc076379; Wed, 25 Jun 2008 03:15:15 +0300 (EEST) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) From: Giorgos Keramidas To: FT References: <20080623070556.GA1618@remdog.net> <485FAA07.5050904@pukruppa.net> <20080623171207.GA1000@remdog.net> <20080623172602.GG27531@ece.pdx.edu> Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 03:15:15 +0300 In-Reply-To: <20080623172602.GG27531@ece.pdx.edu> (FT's message of "Mon, 23 Jun 2008 10:26:02 -0700") Message-ID: <87hcbi2wvg.fsf@kobe.laptop> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.0.60 (berkeley-unix) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-MailScanner-ID: m5P0FIpj028633 X-Hellug-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-Hellug-MailScanner-SpamCheck: not spam, SpamAssassin (not cached, score=-3.619, required 5, autolearn=not spam, ALL_TRUSTED -1.80, AWL 0.78, BAYES_00 -2.60) X-Hellug-MailScanner-From: keramida@ceid.upatras.gr X-Spam-Status: No Cc: FreeBSD Subject: Re: Simple Text Mail Setup X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:16:00 -0000 On Mon, 23 Jun 2008 10:26:02 -0700, FT wrote: >>>> ... But I can't send mail because the system >>>> isn't configured for that, and I'm in the dark as how to accomplish it. >>>> Is there somewhere that I can go for info on setting up a simple >>>> configuration which will let me send mail from Mutt? ... >> >> Well, I have had sendmail enabled, but my outgoing mail gets >> bounced with a message saying that Comcast has blocked the process. > > Yes. On most residential connections, Comcast blocks port 25 to reduce > the spam burden created by compromised hosts. Your options are not to > send mail on port 25 (using port 587, for instance, but that makes you > unable to communicate with many servers) or to buy business class > service from Comcast, if they'll let you. You can try calling support > and asking to have 25 unblocked, but I have yet to hear of a case > where that was effective. There is another option, which makes sense too: Send all outgoing email to Comcast's mail relay, using `SMART_HOST'.