Mike,   Instead of turning off VPN to send email, you could put in a more specific route so that you don't have to loose your VPN for all outgoing connections while sending mail. Mac mike enriquez wrote on 10/15/19 6:38 AM: > > I found my Cox smtp problem. Cox was having trouble with reverse DNS > locating my IP address. I turned off my VPN and I can send out email.  > I am going to turn on my VPN. If I have to choose I will select VPN > over SMTP problems.  > > Thanks to all who replied. > > Mike Enriquez > > On 10/14/19 7:38 PM, Thomas Scott wrote: >> Cox's email platform was recently upgraded, I'd check to see if >> you're using TLS instead of the SSL 3.0 and below. I would third the >> recommendation to get off of Cox's email platform, and I'm writing >> this sitting in Cox's Atlanta NOC. From what I've seen, our IT/Data >> side is moving away from anything customer facing that isn't >> automated and revenue friendly - e-mail is a part of that bit bucket.  >> >> >> >> Thomas Scott >> about.me/thomas.scott >> >> >> >> >> >> On Mon, Oct 14, 2019 at 10:26 PM mike enriquez > > wrote: >> >> Cox has new policies. A friend in my area uses incredimail and he >> has the same issues with cox. >> >> I can receive email but I cannot send it out. I am currently >> using Cox Webmail. >> >> Thanks for the comments everyone. >> >> Mike Enriquez >> >>> On October 14, 2019 at 8:52 PM Matthew Crews >>> > >>> wrote: >>> >>> >>> On 10/14/19 10:55 AM, mike enriquez wrote: >>>> I have a fresh install of Ubuntu and Thunderbird email client.  >>>> The SMTP >>>> server keeps timing out. Cox cannot help me because I have a Linux >>>> computer. I changed the Port numbers and still I cannot send >>>> email out. >>>> >>>> I am sending this via Web-mail. >>>> >>>> Does anyone have and ideas I should try. >>> >>> That's odd. I used Cox email for years with Thunderbird without >>> issues. >>> Maybe they changed something on their back end? >>> >>> Are you sure you are connecting to the correct SMTP server? >>> >>> Also Cox should not care what operating system you are using. >>> Thunderbird is OS agnostic software. Their instructions for using >>> Thunderbird on Windows should be sufficient. >>> >>> -Matt >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss