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comcast blocking smtp25



On 7/14/05, David Hummel <dhml at comcast.net> wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 14, 2005 at 07:12:48PM -0700, Dave Peters wrote:
> >
> > I just setup sendmail on my home linux box and I know comcast is
> > blocking smtp 25.  What's the option or what I need to do so I can
> > send mail from my linux box?
> 
> Yes, Comcast does block SMTP out, but apparently not in all areas.
> 
> Configure your MTA to use smtp.comcast.net as the smart/relay host.
> 
> -David


Most often the problem is that the receiving end is rejecting the mail
from a retail dynamic ip space.

MEG




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