How does one do this on Linux/Mac/XP/Vista? On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 12:38 AM, Kurt Granroth < kurt+plug-discuss@granroth.com > wrote: > On 5/21/09 6:23 AM, Lyle Tuttle wrote: > > How about this: A friend has Cox internet service, but sends so many > > emails they want her to pay for a business connection - way too much $. > > Could she connect to internet, then and send / receive email via these > > servers? > > No. As mentioned earlier, DNS servers are all about translating easy to > remember domain names to harder to remember IP addresses. Nothing more. > > As far as your friend goes, presumably she is sending her email through > Cox? I can't see how they would care or even know about her email > traffic otherwise. Get a business account is massive overkill if all > she needs is the ability to send more email. I recommend one of two > options: > > 1. Sign up with a hosting service that provides unlimited email. I > can't recommend any particular one since they are a dime a dozen but > nearly any would be fine and FAR cheaper than upgrading to the business > service. > > or > > 2. Use GMail. GMail has an open SSL SMTP port that you can use to > bypass the normal Cox servers. Free! You do have to assume that they > are going to do nefarious things with the email eventually but if she > was already sending through Cox, then I don't think it'll matter. > > Kurt > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- :-)~MIKE~(-: