---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Lisa Kachold Date: Sat, Jul 4, 2009 at 6:00 PM Subject: Re: Ummm...need a little bit of router config help... To: Main PLUG discussion list My mail use is very different that others, since I am operating at Defcon Level 3 most of the time (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DEFCON) due to security work, public persona. ssmtp works great for outgoing mail to gmail: http://www.sysadminsjourney.com/2008/09/01/use-gmail-as-an-smtp-relay-using-ssmtp mailx and msmtp work too: http://www.ericstockwell.com/?p=3 I also just use Sendmail SMTP/TLS to gmail (with cox - they limit ports): http://www.linuxha.com/other/sendmail/ There is also PostFix and FetchMail versions: http://linuxgazette.net/115/chirico1.html And KMail: http://www.linux-archive.org/kubuntu-user/263638-using-kmail-send-mail-through-gmail.html And ruby: (nice within Puppet) http://forums.pragprog.com/forums/43/topics/541 And fake sendmail for windows: http://glob.com.au/sendmail/ On Sat, Jul 4, 2009 at 5:10 PM, Eric Shubert wrote: > ssmtp the (software) package doesn't appear to be all that it's cracked > up to be: http://www.davidgrant.ca/ssmtp_vs_postfix_no_contest > > As for gmail's free ssmpt service, I haven't looked into it. I figure > there's gotta be some sort of limit, catch, or something I would find > objectionable. "There's no free lunch". > > Lisa Kachold wrote: > > Gmail ssmtp works too. It's free! > > > > On Sat, Jul 4, 2009 at 1:54 PM, Eric Shubert > > wrote: > > > > Right. I use dyndns.org 's mailhop outbound in > > these cases. > > 150 outbound emails per day for $15/year. > > Affordable, and it works flawlessly. > > > > Bob Elzer wrote: > > > your right. I forgot I was able to get it working, but because > > the IP 's are > > > dynamic, they are on mailing blacklist, so if a site uses one of > the > > > blacklists, you can't send mail to it. > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: plug-discuss-bounces@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > > > > [mailto:plug-discuss-bounces@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > ] On Behalf Of > > Eric > > > Shubert > > > Sent: Friday, July 03, 2009 7:38 PM > > > To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > > > > Subject: Re: Ummm...need a little bit of router config help... > > > > > > I know of 3 qwest dsl customers who have no blocking on port 80 > > or 25. I > > > haven't heard of qwest blocking any ports before this post. I > > know that > > > they do have restrictions on using their outbound mail servers > > (mail must > > > come from their email accounts, which is reasonable I suppose). > > > > > > Bob Elzer wrote: > > >> Qwest only blocks port 25, I'm running a web on 80 it works ok. > > >> > > >> > > >> -----Original Message----- > > >> From: plug-discuss-bounces@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > > > >> [mailto:plug-discuss-bounces@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > ] On Behalf Of > > >> Joseph Sinclair > > >> Sent: Friday, July 03, 2009 4:58 PM > > >> To: Main PLUG discussion list > > >> Subject: Re: Ummm...need a little bit of router config help... > > >> > > >> Lisa Kachold wrote: > > >>> On Fri, Jul 3, 2009 at 3:59 PM, Jim March > > <1.jim.march@gmail.com > wrote: > > >>> > > >>>> Any idea what I've missed here? > > >>> I believe that the Quest DSL allows port 80 inbound, but I would > > >>> check > > >> this. > > >> > > >> I think Lisa may have hit the problem here: > > >> > > >> Try setting the forward on the router to route some other port > (e.g. > > >> 45786) on the outside interface to your zoneminder server on > > port 80. > > >> If that works, then you're dealing with a QWest issue, and you > > should > > >> be able to just use some alternate high-range port. > > >> > > >> BTW, don't try the obvious 8080, 8000, etc... If they block 80, > > they > > >> typically block those too. They almost never block ports above > > 32768, > > >> however. > > > > > > > > > -- > > > -Eric 'shubes' > > > > > > -- > -Eric 'shubes' > > --------------------------------------------------- > 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 > -- (503)754-4452 wiki.obnosis.com scientology.obnosis.com -- (503)754-4452 wiki.obnosis.com scientology.obnosis.com