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Thread: Earthlink blocks port 25

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    Earthlink blocks port 25

    Since I've had home ADSL from Earthlink, I have been running a small SMTP server, and it worked fine (I use it with my own domain name). However, since about a month ago, they blocked port 25 and I can no longer receive any e-mail to the server. They do say that I can run whatever server I want, just that they block port 25 now.

    Does anyone know a free alternative I can use, in which I can still use my domain, and especially if I can still use my own mail server? (Like port fowarding or something..?)

    Thanks
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    If you're not lucky, just like me, and your ISP will not unblock you port 25, there is another low cost alternative:

    have a look at no-ip.com

    They offer to redirect you mail to another port on your machine... You just specify no-ip as your mail manager (MX record in DNS) and they will receive the mail and redirect it on another port...
    http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/history/182422

    Receive mail to your own mail server, even if your ISP blocks port 25 or you're not always online.
    http://www.dyndns.org/
    I came in to the world with nothing. I still have most of it.

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