Email SMTP Server

tawker · 10-01-04, 07:24 PM

I want to use my new x30 to receive and send email while in class (i'm in high school). I can receive pop3 email fine, the problem comes in sending email, the school has a no SMTP access (port 25 is totally blocked) policy with no internal relay server to use, in other words, they're screwed up. The network admins have a "screw you" attitude, so i'm not going to get anywhere there. Is there any way I can get my axim to use a different port, or does anyone know of any free SSL relay services (or free email accounts, as SSL seems to go through)

Thanks in Advance.

Andrew

Artuk · 10-02-04, 01:57 PM

If port 25 is completely blocked for all traffic then you will likely have trouble connecting to any smtp.

There are email programs that let you specify a lot more information for smtp.. like using a different server and port. NPOPW is free and works pretty well. I had a few issues with NPOPW peculiar to my mail needs and am using the kludgy and slow WEBIS mail, which wasnt free and constantly frustrates me with its horrible performance and tendency to chew up 8mb of ram every time I open and close it forcing soft resets. I cant recommend it unless you really need its features which sadly I do.

Regards,

Artuk

tawker · 10-02-04, 04:32 PM

Thanks, I will have a look into NPOPW, it looks pretty functional for my needs (I'm basically trying to do a BlackBerry on the cheap, don't want to pay 100 bucks a month for data service)

Thanks

Originally Posted by Artuk

If port 25 is completely blocked for all traffic then you will likely have trouble connecting to any smtp.

There are email programs that let you specify a lot more information for smtp.. like using a different server and port. NPOPW is free and works pretty well. I had a few issues with NPOPW peculiar to my mail needs and am using the kludgy and slow WEBIS mail, which wasnt free and constantly frustrates me with its horrible performance and tendency to chew up 8mb of ram every time I open and close it forcing soft resets. I cant recommend it unless you really need its features which sadly I do.

Regards,

Artuk