Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:43:27 -0800 From: Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> Cc: FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Simple Text Mail Setup Message-ID: <4860270F.7050206@stoneleaf.us> In-Reply-To: <20080623153129.c84a1aea.wmoran@potentialtech.com> References: <20080623070556.GA1618@remdog.net> <485FAA07.5050904@pukruppa.net> <20080623171207.GA1000@remdog.net> <20080623172602.GG27531@ece.pdx.edu> <486001D1.7090500@stoneleaf.us> <20080623153129.c84a1aea.wmoran@potentialtech.com>
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Bill Moran wrote: > In response to Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us>: > > >>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. >> >>As an aside, I recently had a similar problem being able to send e-mail >>to my host (webgator.com) through Comcast's network -- a Comcast tech >>suggested using port 26 instead of 25, and that worked for me. > > > That's exactly the kind of brain-dead answer I'd expect from Comcast. > > The Internet community comes up with a solution, and publishes the > fact that port 587 is specifically _for_ this purpose, yet Comcast > suggests 26 ... go figure. > Well, I certainly don't think highly of Comcast as a whole, but in this case they did suggest port 587. Apparently either HostGator doesn't (yet?) support it, or I'm not paying enough to get it. -- Ethan P.S. The correct name is HostGator, not webgator as my original post indicated. oops.
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