Matt Mossholder on 23 Jan 2009 10:12:21 -0800


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Re: [PLUG] Comcast and port 25


POP3 doesn't use port 25, so that part doesn't hold up for receiving mail. It would prevent sending mail, however. You can get around that by running your mail server on the submit port (587/tcp). 

     --Matt Mossholder 


----- "jeff" <jeffv@op.net> wrote:

> Our sister work office had 2 complaints about not being able to access
> 
> POP mail from home.  In both cases, Comcast (the remote provider) 
> claimed it was because they closed port 25 `due to spam'.
> 
> I am a Comcast customer and haven't had any problems.
> 
> I have heard that Comcast meters traffic and that they're simply 
> blocking the port period.  People here have stated that they can't run
> 
> servers because of this.
> 
> Something about this isn't right.
> 
> 
> Anybody know anything more about this?
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> -jeff
> 
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