[GRLUG] Getting a straight connection from Comcast

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Another option is what I do - get a basic VPS somewhere that has
full/open Internet connectivity.

You could also get just the most basic of one, and then either use it
as a relay (use SMTP auth to connect to it) OR set up a VPN link from
your home server so that it has access to the full outside
connectivity.

I would hate to have to use the outbound mail relay of an entity such
as AT&T or Comcast.

On Sat, Oct 26, 2013 at 11:07 AM, Matt Behrens <matt at zigg.com> wrote:
> On Oct 26, 2013, at 10:08 AM, Greg Folkert <greg at gregfolkert.net> wrote:
>
>> Comcast blocks *all* outgoing connections to port 25 outside of its
>> network.
>
> Right, so does AT&T.
>
>> IOW, any delivery from your DHCP / Dynamic Address, will not work.
>> Unless you have a static IP Address with a Business Account.
>
> I have my own domain, and how I’ve been getting this to work is via AT&T’s relay.  They require an SSL connection (port 993), require you to authenticate to use it, and finally also require you to whitelist additional email addresses you will be sending mail from (e.g. matt at zigg.com.)  But yes, I’m not delivering directly.
>
> From there I have my home server’s Postfix set to use that as its outgoing relay, and then various devices can also speak to AT&T’s relay directly (which also works from not-home, for mobile devices.)
>
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