[RTC List] Tech support question

[robert beckerdite]

that sound like more or less what my experience has been. Network devices and email applications support varying levels of authenticated smtp which are not always compatible with your isp. Robert BeckerditeSenior Engineer and OwnerBeckerdite Consulting(707) 703-1528www.beckerdite.com> Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2009 14:16:26 -0800> From: parke.707 at gmail.com> To: smudley at suddenlink.net> CC: list at redwoodtech.org> Subject: Re: [RTC List] Tech support question> > On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 1:51 PM, JRT <smudley at suddenlink.net> wrote:> > I have Suddenlink ISP and have been trying to get my WGT624 (802.11G)> > Netgear router to email the log to me.> > I tried everything that I could think of.> > I recently bought a Netgear WNR834B (802.11N) router and discovered that it> > had a "My mail server requires authentication" selection and when I selected> > it and provided the proper info, everything worked as hoped. The other> > router had no such selection.> >> > When I look at the settings from my old Cox Outlook-Express email accounts,> > the "My mail server requires authentication" is not selected, whereas my> > current Suddenlink email accounts have that box checked.> >> > Can someone tell me why this change (if it really did) happened?> > I could be wrong about the follow.> > Normal email SMTP is sent via port 25 outbound. Port 25 outbound is> often blocked for residential internet customers as an anti-spam> measure.> > Authenticated mail injection (the first hop of sending email) happens> on a different port (perhaps 487?, 587? - not totally sure). It also> supports logging in with a username and password prior to handing the> email message to the mail server. The fact that it uses a different> port could be what allows it to operate.> > -Parke> > _______________________________________________> List mailing list> List at redwoodtech.org> http://redwoodtech.org/mailman/listinfo/list_redwoodtech.org
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