Re: ISP blocking port 25, how to send mail from Iseries

["Art Tostaine, Jr." <atostaine@xxxxxxxxx>]

Is there a way to make SMTP use a different port than 25 on the
Iseries?  If I could use 587, I could use my mail ISP's server, and
they've got much better tech support than cablevision.

Thanks.

Art


On Fri, 01 Oct 2004 07:28:38 -0500, Brad Stone <brad@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Art,
> 
> When you use IBM SMTP and MAILTOOL, the debug logs are not
> created.  Just so you know.  :)  You were probably looking
> at the same log created when not using the SMTP server.
> 
> Brad
> 
> On Thu, 30 Sep 2004 18:48:40 -0400
> 
> 
>  "Art Tostaine, Jr." <atostaine@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > I am telnetting from the Iseries.  Mailtool has option to
> > use SMTP or
> > not. When I don't use SMTP, it works.  When I use SMTP,
> > it does not.
> >
> > In both cases, Brad's debug logs show a successful
> > completion.
> >
> > I tried FIREWALL(*YES) and (*NO), both with restarts, and
> > they do not work.
> >
> > I'm lost.
> >
> > On Thu, 30 Sep 2004 16:58:08 -0500, John Ross
> > <jross-ml@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > Port 25 blocking is not blocked like some of you think,
> > and like I
> > > thought at first. Port 25 out bound is blocked from
> > leaving the cable
> > > companies network, it is not blocked at his local
> > router.
> > >
> > > Art,
> > >
> > > You do not say if you are telneting from the AS400 or
> > your PC. From my
> > > understanding Brads mailtool does not use the AS400's
> > SMTP server any
> > > more. And if it has pretty good logs it does it say
> > anything about
> > > relaying? Are you trying to send mail to an email
> > address on you cable
> > > companies email server or to your other ISP's mail
> > server? If you do a
> > > netstat (enter) option 3 does it show SMTP listening?
> > >
> > > Did you change firewall to *yes and restart SMTP and
> > try it again to an
> > > email address at the cables mail server?
> > >
> > > I a
> > >
> > > John Ross
> > > www.ERP400.com
> > > www.Netshare400.com
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Art Tostaine, Jr. wrote:
> > > > Thats my cable ISP's mail server.  I can TELNET to
> > port 25 on that guy
> > > > and send emails, but I can't get Gumbo SPLTOOL or
> > Brad's MAILTOOL to
> > > > work when using SMTP on the 400.
> > >
> > >
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