[GRLUG] Port 25 help

[zdennis]

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Jesse Munroe wrote:
> Hey GRLUG,
> 
> Looking for some help.  I know this isn't a linux question, so pardon my
> slight breech of etiquette, but you guys are some of the best computer
> people in Grand Rapids, so here is a problem that stumped me, and the
> tech support guy who I called (who was local and really good)
> 
> I am setting up Outlook Express on a client's computer.  I recently
> reinstalled Windows on this machine (using a slipstreamed version that I
> made with nLite, I added SP2 and all the latest hotfixes)  While setting
> up Outlook I put in the mail servers properly.  Receiving mail works
> fine.  However, I can't send it.  After playing around with outlook for
> a while, I call the local Altelco (who the mail server is run by) and
> chat with a tech support guy who was local and really smart.  We tried
> disabling all startup programs, this doesn't work.  We try disabling
> windows firewall, this doesn't work.  I open port 25 specifically in
> Windows Firewall, this doesn't work.  We try port forwarding on the
> router, this doesn't work.  Something is blocking port 25, because their
> mail server is fine.   However, we have no idea what could be blocking
> it because everything we can think of isn't doing it.
> 
> Any ideas with this would be greatly appreciated,

Who's your ISP? Alot of ISPs (think cable, dsl or any other home-based
service) usually blocks port 25 to protect against spam.

Does alteco have another port that their mail server listens on? For
example we run our mail server on two ports, so our home users can
bypass this restriction.

Zach
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