[nycbug-talk] Comcast/Optimum Online, Postfix, and OpenBSD (WAS (No Subject))

[Steve Rieger]

I use no-ip.com for three domains, web and smtp. Works great, the only
outage on their dns was about 2 years ago.
If you want to test let me know I will set it up for you on an extra domain
I have.


On 3/22/05 6:44 PM, "Jonathan" <jonathan at kc8onw.net> wrote:

> Kevin Reiter wrote:
>> On Mar 22, 2005, at 6:07 PM, Jay Savage wrote:
>> 
>>> 
>>>> I'm wondering if anyone else out there is using optimum online in the
>>>> tri-state area?  I recently switched from Earthlink DSL, and I'm
>>>> having a devil of a time getting my OpenBSD 3.6 box to relay mail.
>> 
>> 
>> They (OptOnline) block ports 25 and 80.  I had my mail server working
>> fine for over a year, and one day it just stopped working.  It took me
>> awhile to find out the reason behind it.  Unless you have one of their
>> business packages, according to their license agreement, you're
>> forbidden from running *any* servers.  Of course, there's ways around
>> that, but I haven't found a port redirector for mail yet...
>> 
>> Real PITA if you ask me, but since I can't get DSL (too far from the CO)
>> it's my only option here in northern Jersey.  If anyone manages to find
>> a way around this problem, I'd appreciate being kept in the loop.
>> 
>> Kev
> 
> No-IP (no-ip.com) offers "Mail Reflector" services where they will
> accept mail on your behalf and then forward it to your own mail server
> on a different (not 25) port.  I have not used it myself but the pricing
> looks quite reasonable.
> 
> Jonathan
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