Greenguy's Board - View Single Post - Using Optonline? They are plugging port 25

Alphawolf · 2004-08-19, 10:48 PM

Not a big deal as my web host had alternate ports and only other broadband competition is DSL.

Tommy,

In your e-mail program where you specify outgoing SMTP server: like this ...

It is most likely set to 25 by default.

Optonline doesn't want other e-mail going through that port. In order to reduce SPAM they and other ISP's are starting to limit the outgoing SMTP server to JUST the ISP's server.

Optonline Blocking port 25

http://www.broadbandreports.com/foru...7127~mode=flat

They are rolling it out, so the default port 25 may work for you for a bit, but may not tomorrow or who knows when...

You can contact your web host and tell them your ISP blocked port 25 and can they provide an alternate port for your to use. Just plug in the port number they give you and you should be fine.

If they cannot give you another port, you'd have to use your webhosts webmail (not realistic) or SEND mail from mail.optonline.net

That second option sucks because their server is shit and sometimes SPAM filters see the SMTP server from one host and your e-mail addy from another and flags it as spam.

The quick and dirty is just contact your web host and ask for an alternate outgoing SMTP port number as 25 was blocked by your ISP.

2004-08-19, 10:48 PM	#4
Alphawolf Don't come to Florida for vacation. We're closed. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Orlando, Florida Posts: 1,874	Not a big deal as my web host had alternate ports and only other broadband competition is DSL. Tommy, In your e-mail program where you specify outgoing SMTP server: like this ... It is most likely set to 25 by default. Optonline doesn't want other e-mail going through that port. In order to reduce SPAM they and other ISP's are starting to limit the outgoing SMTP server to JUST the ISP's server. Optonline Blocking port 25 http://www.broadbandreports.com/foru...7127~mode=flat They are rolling it out, so the default port 25 may work for you for a bit, but may not tomorrow or who knows when... You can contact your web host and tell them your ISP blocked port 25 and can they provide an alternate port for your to use. Just plug in the port number they give you and you should be fine. If they cannot give you another port, you'd have to use your webhosts webmail (not realistic) or SEND mail from mail.optonline.net That second option sucks because their server is shit and sometimes SPAM filters see the SMTP server from one host and your e-mail addy from another and flags it as spam. The quick and dirty is just contact your web host and ask for an alternate outgoing SMTP port number as 25 was blocked by your ISP. __________________ Regards, AW Weekly Pay. Sites That Convert. Start Pimpin' Today! Last edited by Alphawolf; 2004-08-19 at 10:54 PM..