Re: Why do so few mail providers support Port 587?

From: Frank Louwers (no email)
Date: Tue Mar 01 2005 - 09:25:39 EST

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    On Tue, Mar 01, 2005 at 09:18:19AM -0500, Nils Ketelsen wrote:
    >
    > 2. Port 587 Mailservers only make sense, when other Providers block
    > port 25. My point is: If my ISP blocks any outgoing port, he is no longer
    > an ISP I will buy service from. Therefore I do not need a 587-Mailserver,
    > as I do not use any ISP with Port 25-Blocking for connecting my sites or
    > users.

    Here in Belgium, the two biggest end-user (broadband) ISPs block tcp/25.
    Are you going to tell your users: "sorry, you should have taken another
    another access isp, take one of the very few ones left that don't
    block"?

    Kind Regards,
    Frank Louwers

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    Openminds bvba                www.openminds.be
    Tweebruggenstraat 16  -  9000 Gent  -  Belgium
    

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