[wplug] Problems sending email

[Andrew Fisk]

If you call verizon tech support they have a message that if you are using a non verizon outgoing mail server you need to use a port other than 25 -- I think they suggest 587.


Thanks

Andy
Spitfire Computer Services
Suite 19
2301 Duss Ave.
Ambridge, PA 15003
Phone (412) 749-0162
andy at spitcomp.com
www.spitcomp.com






On Nov 19, 2009, at Thursday, November 19, 20099:04 AM, salm at servanttechnology.com wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> I'm running qmail with courier on a Linux server co-located in downtown
> Pittsburgh.  A couple weeks ago I started having problems sending email
> from Thunderbird.  But, I could still send through squirrelmail.  I have
> my email accounts setup with IMAP and use SSL to download email and TLS to
> upload.
> 
> I have never known my email server to send/forward any spam.  I run
> spamassasin on the server.  So, it shouldn't be on any blacklists.  But, I
> didn't check.
> 
> So, two nights ago I thought I would just fix the problem.  So, I checked
> out the server and everything looked fine.  I bounced all the email
> processes.  Confirmed everything was fine but still had the same problem. 
> I then bounced the server.  No help.
> 
> I tried changing Thunderbird settings by removing all security settings
> just went straight STMP and IMAP.  No help either.
> 
> So, I started thinking about other common denominators.  Two other people
> using my email server use Verizon and they have the same problem.  I
> connect from NYC and use Verizon, again have the problem.  I connect from
> home and use Armstrong Cable.  I never had a problem from Armstrong Cable,
> I verified last weekend by sending an email and my wife has never had a
> problem either.
> 
> Is Verizon blocking something?  Has anyone ever had a similar experience?
> 
> What blacklist site should I check?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Sal
> 
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