[ale] SMTP fails at Motels ok at Home

[danlambert at bellsouth.net (Dan Lambert)]

On Fri, 2007-08-10 at 05:49 -0400, Ken Alexander wrote:
> Could it be that you're not on the BS network, so they don't allow you 
> to connect to their SMTP server? This seems to be quite common.
> 
> jtholmes wrote:
> > I have Bellsouth DSL at home, thunderbird and smtp work fine there
> >
> > Get on the Road, staying at Hamptons Mostly and it never works.
> >
> > Someone said the ISP for Hamptons is blocking port 25.
> >
> > Wireshark shows  SMTP  SYN[0]  records going out but never any SMTP
> > coming back. Anyone know if they are  indeed blocking port 25
> >
> > If they are blocking, is there a secured port work around as I cant stand WebMail most of
> > the time and it is getting annoying to say the least
> >
> > thanks
> > jt
> >
That is exactly the case. I have BS as my ISP, and once you are outside
their service area, they block direct access to the SMTP servers. That
block is IP based.

I travel extensively for work, and I always have to deal with this
issue. I can download my mail with no problem, but have to use webmail
or an external (to BS) SMTP server to be able to send mail.

Dan