[ale] Sendmail and Bellsouth

[Rob Fauls]

pop uses 110, but when you run a server, you use SMTP, which uses port 
25.  You can use any dsl provider...bellsotuh is jsut the big dog.  now 
we just gotta wait for enough people to complain about port blocking for 
bellsouth to realize it isnt really a good thing for anyone that wants 
"real" internet.  (ok, so that was just me griping, but still...)
-Rob

H. A. Story wrote:
> I had no problem getting mail when I had the ports open to receive mail. 
> This was about 6 months ago though. Doesn't incoming mail use port 110 
> pop anyways?  The reason I changed to Bellsouth was that I am to far 
> away from the CO to get the higher speed DSL.  The reason I stop 
> forwarding the ports for email was that I didn't want to check logs 
> everyday for hacks or risk getting spamed.   I figured out the puzzle 
> and was done with it.  So now I just have to worry about the FCC ruling 
> on shared copper access.
>
> Adrin
>
>
> Nathan wrote:
>
>   
>> fwiw, I've also had *very* good luck with Atlantic Nexus.  I was a bit 
>> skeptical about them when I saw their website, but was pleasantly 
>> surprised after getting their service.
>>
>> Rob Fauls wrote:
>>  
>>
>>     
>>> I left bellsouth because they are blocking port 25...you can use an 
>>> alternate port, but thats only good if you already have a mail server 
>>> outside the bellsouth network.  This issue with bellsouth has caused me 
>>> to change isp to Atlantic Nexus.  I had one day without internet, but 
>>> other than that, they have proven to be just as reliable as bellsouth 
>>> over the past 2 months.  They also usually pickup phone support after 2 
>>> rings, no wait.  I highly recommend them. They dont block any ports, 
>>> that the biggest thing with me, and thats the problem you are having, 
>>> when everything boils down.  The only way to get bellsouth to open your 
>>> port 25 is to buy a business account from them, then pay an extra $10 to 
>>> get them to give you a static ip and open port 25...or i can save $15/mo 
>>> off my residential account and get inet thats free of port blocks. (i 
>>> was paying $50/mo for 1.5 dsl from bellsouth. now paying 35/mo from 
>>> atnex.) Again, its all up to you, but having my inet free of 
>>> restrictions was enough for me to get away from bellsouth.
>>> -Rob
>>>
>>> Brandon Colbert wrote:
>>>  
>>>    
>>>
>>>       
>>>> I was planning to use it as a mail server.
>>>>
>>>> On 2/19/06, *Pete Hardie* <pete.hardie at gmail.com 
>>>> <mailto:pete.hardie at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>    On 2/19/06, Brandon Colbert <colbert.brandon at gmail.com
>>>>    <mailto:colbert.brandon at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>>    > Crap! Crap! Crap! OK Question? How is it possible that I can
>>>>    send mail from
>>>>    > a client using STMP: mail.bellsouth.net <http://mail.bellsouth.net>?
>>>>
>>>>    How do you need to send it?  I've got a Python app that will send
>>>>    files using SMTP
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