Originally posted here by Tiger Shark
Get a better ISP.... Mine allows inbound and outbound.... However, it's netblock is RBLed by many of the bigger ISP's..... So I bounce outbound off work... Which I still control...
Not sure if it's a matter of better or worse ISP wise. I don't mind that they block outgoing port 25 connections although I'm not sure I see any proof that it's helping the spam problem much.
I have no need for outbound port 25 connections.
But if I did, I would not use an ISP which blocked those connections.

Interesting you brought up RBL's as getting their IP blocks listed was a main motivator
for the port 25 blocking for many a ISP.

I too have had to bounce mail off another after having to use IPs previously listed.

HATE that!!