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Title: Email Alerts compatible with a Hotmail Plus account?
Post by: Apota on October 25, 2010, 02:21:04 PM

Does anybody know if it's possible to get Email Alerts setup with a paid Hotmail Plus account?  I tried setting it up with one of my other paid email accounts for my own domain name and I couldn't get that to work even though I set it up correctly. It would be great if I could get it working with my Hotmail account. Thanks for all your help and time! 

Title: Re: Email Alerts compatible with a Hotmail Plus account?
Post by: gunrunnerjohn on October 27, 2010, 06:40:09 AM

One problem with the DNS-321 is the SMTP port is not programmable.  Many ISP's have started blocking port 25 as a SPAM prevention measure, and this has made the DNS-321 email feature worthless. :(

Title: Re: Email Alerts compatible with a Hotmail Plus account?
Post by: Apota on October 29, 2010, 06:32:36 PM

Is there a way I can tell if that's what the problem is?  I seem to remember there was a way online you can run something that tells you what ports are blocked or open, but I can't remember what it is right now. Do you know if AT&T U-verse Internet has this issue? Thanks for your time and help!

Quote from: gunrunnerjohn on October 27, 2010, 06:40:09 AM

One problem with the DNS-321 is the SMTP port is not programmable.  Many ISP's have started blocking port 25 as a SPAM prevention measure, and this has made the DNS-321 email feature worthless. :(

Title: Re: Email Alerts compatible with a Hotmail Plus account?
Post by: gunrunnerjohn on October 30, 2010, 05:23:06 AM

Well, the port tests normally test incoming ports, this is an outgoing port. 

You can use the following test to see if it's blocked, my guess is that it is.

http://kb.mediatemple.net/questions/888/Checking+your+outgoing+mail+server+%28Is+Port+25+blocked%3F%29 (http://kb.mediatemple.net/questions/888/Checking+your+outgoing+mail+server+%28Is+Port+25+blocked%3F%29)



ISPs that block Port 25

This list contains some of the major ISPs that block port 25 on their servers:

AT&T (can be unblocked at the request)
MindSpring
BellSouth
MSN
CableOne
NetZero
Charter
People PC
Comcast ATTBI
Sprynet
Cox
Sympatico.ca
EarthLink
Verio
Flashnet
Verizon
MediaOne

As you can see, it's a pretty big list.

Title: Re: Email Alerts compatible with a Hotmail Plus account?
Post by: Apota on October 30, 2010, 05:22:56 PM

Well, I couldn't do the test because it said it couldn't find telnet when I tried to run it. I found some websites that I think helped me.  I guess I will need to call AT&T and see what they say.

http://www.canyouseeme.org/

http://www.no-ip.com/services/managed_mail/inbound_port_25_unblock.html

Quote from: gunrunnerjohn on October 30, 2010, 05:23:06 AM

Well, the port tests normally test incoming ports, this is an outgoing port. 

You can use the following test to see if it's blocked, my guess is that it is.

http://kb.mediatemple.net/questions/888/Checking+your+outgoing+mail+server+%28Is+Port+25+blocked%3F%29 (http://kb.mediatemple.net/questions/888/Checking+your+outgoing+mail+server+%28Is+Port+25+blocked%3F%29)



ISPs that block Port 25

This list contains some of the major ISPs that block port 25 on their servers:

AT&T (can be unblocked at the request)
MindSpring
BellSouth
MSN
CableOne
NetZero
Charter
People PC
Comcast ATTBI
Sprynet
Cox
Sympatico.ca
EarthLink
Verio
Flashnet
Verizon
MediaOne

As you can see, it's a pretty big list.

Title: Re: Email Alerts compatible with a Hotmail Plus account?
Post by: gunrunnerjohn on October 30, 2010, 05:47:50 PM

They're listed as blocking that port, so I guess the answer is yet, you'll have to call them. :)