Re: Alternate port for SMTP traffic

Ian Eiloart <[email protected]> Thu, 24 Feb 2011 14:44:44 +0000
Newsgroups gmane.mail.perdition.user
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--On 24 February 2011 15:06:55 +1100 Paul Dudley <[email protected]> 
wrote:

> One of our overseas agencies wants us to set up SMTP access on a
> port other than port 25.
> Is this possible in Perdition? If so how is it done?

It's absolutely normal, and even recommended, to set up SMTP access for 
clients on port 587 provided that you must require authentication for 
connections on that port. It's quite likely that your SMTP server supports 
authenticated connections on port 587.

The service (SMTP on port 587) is called Message Submission Agent, and is 
required to bypass the blocks that many ISPs put on direct connections on 
port 25.

> Regards
> Paul
> --
>   Paul Dudley
>   [email protected]



-- 
Ian Eiloart
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