Any smtp server can be configured to listen on an alt port. even iis's
freee smtp.
For outbound emial , you have two options,
One use auth on your smtp server to relay using your isp;s smtp server.. on
port 25..(They way they want you to.) so your own personal smtp server
sends the message to their server.. all on port 25.. (that way they can make
sure you are not using your internet connection to send out spam.. ) which
is why they usually block all access to port 25. (unless its to communicate
with their smtp server.).
But.. you could set up a secondary smtp server out on some web site.. which
listens to a non standard port..
You could then send your blat email directly out to your own smtp server on
the internet using port 38XX or something like that.. Blat allows you to
send to a smtp server using any port..
Bob Lee
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lew" <lew AT fastmail .D.OT fm>
To: <profoxtech@leafe.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 10:06 PM
Subject: RE: BLAT success
> They block port 25 unless I pay for a totally separate, 'professional'
> account. ... so I don't think I can
> host my own server or access a remote server.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: profox-bounces AT leafe .D.OT com [mailto:profox-bounces@leafe.com] On Behalf
> Of Bob Lee
> Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2007 12:45 AM
> To: profox AT leafe .D.OT com
> Subject: Re: BLAT success
>
> You could install your own smtp server on the same machine with blat..
> with win xp you can just add it, or
> download something free like mailenable.
> There are lots of free smtp servers you could use..
> Just make sure that your sending from name is in fact valid..
>
> Your isp's smtp,who knows what they might or might not do.. Personally I
> never use my isp's email or smpt
> service, other than to collect my montly statement from them.
>
> Bob Lee
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lew" <lew1716@optonline.net>
> To: <profoxtech AT leafe .D.OT com>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 9:23 PM
> Subject: BLAT success
>
>
>> Ok, success. After some hair pulling and screaming in my brain, here's
>> what works: NEITHER authenticated nor
>> non-authenticated login is accepted when using the smpt server provided
>> by
>> my isp. The -f switch identifies my
>> user account. Additionally, contrary to popular belief, the -log
>> <filename> switch does work. You just have to
>> issue clear dlls to open the file. Of course, Outlook is running on my
>> desktop, so if the login was required,
>> it would already have been done. I guess I'll have to test & see what
>> happens when Outlook isn't running.
>> -Lew
>>
>>
>>
[excessive quoting removed by server]
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