Re: SMTP problems w/firewall!

From: Dmitry Kulshitsky (dimkin(remove)@mbox.com.au)
Date: 11/09/02 

From: "Dmitry Kulshitsky" <dimkin(remove)@mbox.com.au>
Date: Sat, 9 Nov 2002 16:13:49 +1100

Then allow the connection to the port 25 of that SMTP server
in your firewall settings (it would be the rule to allow any port on your
machine
to connect to port 25 on that SMTP server)

<alissa@spam.no> wrote in message
news:rl2psusbtjds732039lum68jfhtibsnp1u@4ax.com...
> It's another SMTP/POP3 account, but i can access it thru the web by
> going to webmail.mydomain.com also. I have no problem receiving the
> mail in Outlook, but I just can't send it becasue the firewall blocks
> it. I can send just fine if I do it from the web page.
>
>
>
> O Sat, 9 Nov 2002 12:35:04 +1100, "Dmitry Kulshitsky"
> <dimkin(remove)@mbox.com.au> wrote:
>
> >SMTP needs port 25 to be open.
> >POP3 needs port 110.
> >And they are open because your ISP mail works.
> >
> >What type of authentication do you use when accessing to your web hosting
> >mail?
> >Is it a web-based interface or just the other SMTP/POP3 account?
> >
> ><alissa@spam.no> wrote in message
> >news:dhkosuogspmpi7n5jkrj40flmks5ki2co8@4ax.com...
> >> okay, this is kinda annoying. I just installed a personal firewall
> >> from Sysgate, and have pretty much figured out what I'm doing. Only
> >> problem is, I cannot send email!! When I look at the logs, its
> >> becasue the firewall is blocking TCP port 113. So I made a "rule" to
> >> allow TCP traffic on port 113 both ingoing and out. Still won't work.
> >> I have two email accounts-one with my ISP and one with my web hosting
> >> service. My ISP emails go through just fine. But the other one,
> >> where I have to authenticate to send anything out will not go though.
> >> I have not changed any settings since I installed the firewall.
> >> I am using Microsoft Outlook XP (yay...)
> >>
> >> Any ideas? :-)
> >> -Alissa
> >
>