XPost: alt.comp.software.thunderbird   
   From: ahk@chinet.com   
      
   R.Wieser  wrote:   
      
   >Paul,   
      
   >>Jesus, Rudy. Do I have to do *everything* for you???   
      
   >Jesus Paul, do I have to repeat *everything* for you???   
      
   >Blocking port 25 at the ISPs border means that you cannot use another email   
   >service than the one your ISP offers - or does *NOT* offer.   
      
   >That might be acceptable in your country, but over here thats a bit of a   
   >no-no.   
      
   I use the email address from the ISP for service-related messages. I   
   have addresses used for specific purposes and I use SMTP servers   
   associated with the respective inbox. The connection is made to   
   the Submit server (port 587) per RFC 3676 instead of the SMTP port (25).   
      
   This is set up in the client. If I were running a Mail server, the ISP   
   would happily sell me a business plan. Friends who run Mail servers pay   
   for virtual hosts at server farms, not the ISP.   
      
   You make an arrangement and pay for the service you need. In my decades   
   of experience, if I was asked not to use port 25, switching to port 587,   
   communicating with a foreign Mail server has never been an issue. For   
   years, whenever I set up a client with new settings, I just use port 587   
   and not port 25.   
      
   I do not use the mailbox through the ISP except for communication with   
   them. All other mailboxes are on foreign networks.   
      
   >>. . .   
      
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