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   Carlos E.R. to Mr. Man-wai Chang   
   Re: Do ISPs block port 25?   
   24 Feb 26 21:25:22   
   
   XPost: alt.comp.software.thunderbird   
   From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2026-02-23 12:54, Mr. Man-wai Chang wrote:   
   > On 2/23/2026 3:39 PM, R.Wieser wrote:   
   >>   
   >> The ISPs don't block those ports (25 is just one of them), they are   
   >> just not   
   >> connected to their email server/service anymore.  Instead they have   
   >> opened   
   >> up the SSL variants of them.   And for a good reason.   
   >   
   > ISPs are trying to prevent non-business customers from running their own   
   > SMTP server (TCP port 25) to spam the world.   
   >   
      
   In north america, yes. In Spain, for instance, no. here all ISPs I have   
   tested don't block any port.   
      
   --   
   Cheers, Carlos.   
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