[ale] SMTP fails at Motels ok at Home

[Ken Alexander]

Could it be that you're not on the BS network, so they don't allow you 
to connect to their SMTP server? This seems to be quite common.

jtholmes wrote:
> I have Bellsouth DSL at home, thunderbird and smtp work fine there
>
> Get on the Road, staying at Hamptons Mostly and it never works.
>
> Someone said the ISP for Hamptons is blocking port 25.
>
> Wireshark shows  SMTP  SYN[0]  records going out but never any SMTP
> coming back. Anyone know if they are  indeed blocking port 25
>
> If they are blocking, is there a secured port work around as I cant stand WebMail most of
> the time and it is getting annoying to say the least
>
> thanks
> jt
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