[nycbug-talk] change sendmail port from 25 to something else

[Pete Wright]

Az wrote:

> Jerry B. Altzman wrote:
>
>>
>>>> Hi All
>>>> i wanted to run sendmail on some other port than 25 since 
>>>> optimumonline blocks it , and i dont want to use their relay to 
>>>> send my emails.
>>>> how do i change the  sendmail port ?
>>>> where do i have to look for it ? 
>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.sendmail.org/faq/section3.html#3.39
>>
>>
>>
>> A few things
>> 1) Are you just looking to have your own email proxy to connect to 
>> the outside world, or do you want to receive mail?
>> 2) Have you considered why optimumonline might be blocking inbound 
>> port 25? (Like, they don't want people running "servers" on the end 
>> of "residential"/"noncommercial" lines, or they don't want to run 
>> spam reflectors on the end of their broadband connections?)
>> (I have optimum online at home and am not aware that they block 
>> outbound port 25, maybe that's changed recently and I never noticed...)
>>
>> //jbaltz
>
>
> I can receive emails from outside with no problems.
> i just want to send my emails using smtp because i recently  
> subscribed to many mailing lists and dont want to use web interface to 
> read and reply.
>
> they started blocking it a  month or two ago if i am not mistaken.


what may an easier (altho granted a much less fun ;) way to go about 
this would be to use comcast's own SMTP servers.  I'm sure they give you 
info on this when you setup you email account with them.  altho like i 
said, it's prolly not as fun as hacking up your own solution....

-p

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