Re: [PLUG] large email volume for comcast user

[Fred Stluka <fred@bristle.com>]

On 4/19/12 7:33 AM, Gary Duzan wrote:
> Right, they may wait until you exhibit "spam-like activity", i.e., actually
> using it to send any email. I have no idea what criteria they used to flag me;
> they aren't exectly open about that sort of thing, and less open about removing
> a block.
Right.  They redirect all port 25 traffic to their own SMTP server on
an account-by-account or region-by-region basis.  My brother got
diverted months or years before I did.

My solution, since I have my own SMTP server was to run it on a
different port, not 25.  Now Comcast doesn't notice me.

--Fred
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