[OSX-Users] Re: smtp.ecs - not working from other unis

[Jules Field]

That's the correct setup.
smtp.ecs does not talk on 993 (that's IMAPS for retrieving mail securely 
from an IMAP server, nothing to do with sending mail) or 2525 (that's 
just made up :-)

465 is secure mail from email applications with SSL and authentication, 
which is what you need. Note that 465 was also listed in the default 
ports at which point your email client app should be able to auto-detect it.

Jules.

P.S. If you do see unreliability in a service, it does help if people 
actually report it. ;-)

P.P.S. A lot of other organisational networks do block outbound VPN 
traffic, as if you use a VPN they can't snoop your traffic.

On 18/04/2012 13:09, Luke Teacy wrote:
> My setup looks like this:
>
>
> So far, no problems, but might depend on whatever other firewalls you 
> are behind?
>
> That might also explain your VPN not working. When I was in Ulster, 
> their policy was to block pretty much everything, including OUTGOING 
> traffic to a VPN. Seemed like over kill to me, but the only way around 
> was either to fill in a form, or resort to ssh tunnelling.
>
> Luke
>
>
> On 18 Apr 2012, at 13:01, David Millard wrote:
>
>> I have the same problem, with intermittent failure of smtp.ecs
>>
>> I must confess that when it happens I simply tell the client to use 
>> one of my private smtp servers, but it is still an annoyance.
>>
>> Dave
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------------------
>> Dr. David Millard (dem at ecs.soton.ac.uk <mailto:dem at ecs.soton.ac.uk>)
>> University of Southampton
>>
>> http://www.davidmillard.org <http://www.davidmillard.org/>
>> --------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 18 Apr 2012, at 12:53, m.c. schraefel wrote:
>>
>>> sometimes
>>> like now from Bournemouth
>>> the smtp.ecs to send email seems to fail
>>>
>>> I'll try changing port to 25 or 2525 from 993
>>> doesn't help
>>>
>>> and then later it will just work
>>>
>>> any idea on how to get success at these stall moments?
>>>
>>> also the VPN would not connect so not an option
>>>
>>> thanks
>>>
>>> mc
>>> at Bournemouth u
>>>
>>> Sent from my iSomething
>>>
>>
>

Jules

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