Re: [nznog] Port 25

On 4/19/06, Craig Whitmore wrote:

----- Original Message ----- From: "Simon" To: Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2006 12:14 PM Subject: [nznog] Port 25

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Just a quick email to the list to find out what other service providers are doing regarding XTRA blocking port 25 when your company does not provide internet connections, so many of your customers are using xtra as a service provider but not for other services wuch as mail.

We at ORCON have the submission port available to be used. We have people who have "outside ORCON" internet access who use SMTP AUTH and TLS on port 25 (Telecom Mobile/Vodafone Mobile/Xtra Hotspots etc). All Xtra connected customers will have to do is change it from SMTP port (25) to the Submission Port (587) and it will work when XTRA Block Port 25 to external mail servers to their network.

Yes there is the the 465 Port (SSL before the Start of SMTP talking - as noted by other people) but I don't know many common clients which support this at all.

I had thought to allow non-secure connections on a completly different port (such as 2525)... would it be better to use port 587 you think? Is this simply a change the port from the clients point of view (just to clarify on your statment above)? Simon