SMTP Gateway
Sep 12, 2007 | 6:37 pm
#1
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SMTP Gateway
Is there a program that will forward my emails via another ISP provider from my XP server?
example. I got my XP server on a residential IP. I got a site running with PHP. I want to be able to send emails, but since most sites out there block it (hotmail, gmail, aol) if it could forward the emails via my gmail.com email address?
example. I got my XP server on a residential IP. I got a site running with PHP. I want to be able to send emails, but since most sites out there block it (hotmail, gmail, aol) if it could forward the emails via my gmail.com email address?
Sep 12, 2007 | 11:24 pm
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Not clear what you are asking.
Do you want to send email when you are at home, or away from home?
If at home, why not just use your ISP's SMTP server?
What do you mean by "most sites out there block it (hotmail, gmail, aol)"?
Does your ISP allow SMTP relaying with authentication?
Do you want to send email when you are at home, or away from home?
If at home, why not just use your ISP's SMTP server?
What do you mean by "most sites out there block it (hotmail, gmail, aol)"?
Does your ISP allow SMTP relaying with authentication?
Sep 13, 2007 | 2:55 am
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Google apps for domains will give you an smtp server through gmail.
Before getting that, I often used the little program Free SMTP server
http://www.softstack.com/freesmtp.html
Before getting that, I often used the little program Free SMTP server
http://www.softstack.com/freesmtp.html
Sep 13, 2007 | 3:07 am
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I tried the free smtp.
For some off reason heres what happens.
If I use that and outlook, I can send mail, but when I try that with my site that I am running, I get a error message
Your email message was unable to be sent because your mail server rejected the message
error 550 Invalid recipient: [email protected]
thats all using my ISPs smtp address. If I use mine I get
Bad IP error message
For some off reason heres what happens.
If I use that and outlook, I can send mail, but when I try that with my site that I am running, I get a error message
Your email message was unable to be sent because your mail server rejected the message
error 550 Invalid recipient: [email protected]
thats all using my ISPs smtp address. If I use mine I get
Bad IP error message
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Sep 13, 2007 | 3:57 am
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cblaisd is on the right track.
You have your own domain name? Google will host your email and send your email for you. My entire local no-support ISP (flex.com) moved all it's email to google, and it's much better than when they hosted it. No changes to my email addy, just the way we connect to the email servers. Plus, the connection to gmail from your email program uses a secure connection. It's all good.
https://www.google.com/a/
https://www.google.com/a/help/intl/en/users/gmail.html
http://www.flex.com/gmail/
BTW, Flex ended up moving the rest of its services to Amazon E2C, making it a truly virtual ISP with no hardware of their own, and no hassles dealing with co-location facilities, backup servers at other locations, hardware failures or any other hassles.
-David
You have your own domain name? Google will host your email and send your email for you. My entire local no-support ISP (flex.com) moved all it's email to google, and it's much better than when they hosted it. No changes to my email addy, just the way we connect to the email servers. Plus, the connection to gmail from your email program uses a secure connection. It's all good.
https://www.google.com/a/
https://www.google.com/a/help/intl/en/users/gmail.html
http://www.flex.com/gmail/
BTW, Flex ended up moving the rest of its services to Amazon E2C, making it a truly virtual ISP with no hardware of their own, and no hassles dealing with co-location facilities, backup servers at other locations, hardware failures or any other hassles.
-David
Last edited by LIH Prem; Sep 13, 2007 at 4:07 am