Re: forced to use ISP's MTA


Subject: Re: forced to use ISP's MTA
From: David J. Weller-Fahy (dave-lists-aklug@weller-fahy.com)
Date: Mon Jun 16 2003 - 20:58:34 AKDT


* Damien Hull <dhull@digitaloverload.net> [2003-06-16 20:32]:
> After about an hour of trying to send email I have figured out that I
> need to use my ISP's MTA to send email. For some reason my ISP has
> decided that they don't want people connecting to MTA's on the net.
>
> SMTP traffic is not allowed outside my ISP.

Damien, question: Who is your ISP? Just wondering, because I've used
two of them (in this town) and one in Wasilla, and never had a problem
with using my own smtp server.

> I probably don't have anything to worry about but I would like to send
> my mail through an SMTP server of my choosing.

I know the feeling. ;]

Regards,

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