Post by mark templetonwell, its new, and it works...and i see gmail uses another port.
now i wish i knew how to scan ports incase this happens again.
You shouldn't have to scan ports to get this information. It only
confirms what should be available from the email provider and as
it turns out is fairly standard.
I also use port 587 (TLS) with gmail, but it seems this may depend
on the email client. I googled a bit and found lots of information
including the following:
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<https://gmail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=13292&topic=194>
Google Mail
Help Center > POP
Port 25 is blocked
Answer
Some internet service providers block access to port 25, the port used
to send email via the internet. If your ISP blocks access to port 25,
you need to configure your mail server to use a non-standard port to
retrieve your mail.
To access Gmail messages using Outlook or Outlook Express, we suggest
configuring your mail server to use port 465. If you are using Eudora,
we suggest configuring your mail server to use port 587.
updated 6/29/2005
<http://www.paonia.com/page/Tips>
Authenticated Outgoing E-mail Setup
The server name is always mail.paonia.com. The server port varies with
your setup. The default outgoing SMTP port is 25. We have found that
many ISPs block this port for SPAM control reasons. We have activated
two alternate ports for this reason: port 587 and port 465. You will
want to activate either TLS or SSL for your client. If both are offered,
choose TLS. If only SSL is offered, choose SSL. Use port 587 with TLS
and use port 465 with SSL.
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Howard E.