Originally Posted by curtiswaters
I stay exclusively at Marriott CY or full service properties, and most of these have internet service by IBAHN.
I am unable to use Microsoft Outlook (natively) to my corporate exchange server - I must use Microsoft's Outlook Web Access (not as flexible). Seems that Marriott/IBAHN stops the IP ports from allowing normal email access.
Has anyone else had luck with IBAHN or Marriott in addressing this issue?
I would suggest that it would be to do with your outbound mail, and the Marriott not being an open relay, thus preventing spammers from using their hotel as a home-away-from-home.
An open relay (sometimes called an insecure relay or a third-party relay) is an SMTP e-mail server that allows third-party relay of e-mail messages. By processing mail that is neither for nor from a local user, an open relay makes it possible for an unscrupulous sender to route large volumes of spam. In effect, the owner of the server -- who is typically unaware of the problem -- donates network and computer resources to the sender's purpose. In addition to the financial costs incurred when a spammer hijacks a server, an organization may also suffer system crashes, equipment damage, and loss of business.