--- Mike - W0TMW <mikew@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> See below at ***
>
> mw
>
> "Lose not thy airspeed lest the ground rises up and smites thee." - Anon.
>
>
>
> Todd Zullinger wrote:
> > Bob Kinney wrote:
> >
> >> I use Comcast also, and host my web site via my always-on
> >> connection-- from inside my home. This gives you the freedom to
> >> make your site how YOU want it. You own it, you control it.
> >>
> >
> > And this is a violation of the comcast terms of service agreement last
> > time I read it. Whether you, they, or anyone else cares is another
> > matter. ;)
> >
> >
> >> I'd like to set up my own mail server for my domain, too, but
> >> initial tests show that Comcast, in my area anyway, blocks outbound
> >> traffic destined to port 25 (SMTP). After one laughably ridiculous
> >> conversation with their tech support, I haven't pursued it further.
> >>
> >
> > Even if comcast didn't block outbound port 25 you'd find that many
> > other mail servers would not accept your mail because it was coming
> > from a known dynamic IP address pool.
> >
> All you have to do is point your sendmail to comcast's mail server
> (smtp.comcast.net). That's what I do and it works just fine. I've had my
> webpage on my local Linux box for years and have never had a complaint
> from Comcast. Of course, I don't have millions of daily hits either.
>
> mw
Not wanting to get too off topic here (sorry everybody), but are you
saying that you relay through their servers?
They tolerate from/reply-to addresses for your own domain, or is this
a POP style arrangement facilitated via sendmail?
Regards,
--bc
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