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  • January 3, 2005 at 8:54 pm #360287
    iztech
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    hello
    i have a client that used aol and he can not send mail out for the domain that i host.

    has anyone had this problem. aol support says to use port 587. but since my mail server is not configured to use port 587 i don’t think it will work.

    any suggestions, work arounds?

    January 3, 2005 at 9:10 pm #360290
    iztech
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    MacTroll wrote:

    he’s trying to use the AOL smtp server to send non-aol mail?

    actually no, he was trying to use my smtp server to send non aol mail (the domain that i host).

    but can not get connection on port 25.

    the apple discussion boards are filled with these inquiries suddenly mail app will not send mail out. somepeople are claiming that it is 10.3.6 upgrade that caused this problem.

    when i tested his machine here i had a problem as well. after deleting the smtp servers several times i got it to work. when he took the computer to office and connected via aol it worked for a couple of days and then bam again there is a problem.

    this could be an apple software problem (10.3.6) and not aol at all.

    i am looking for a solution.

    January 4, 2005 at 12:19 am #360292
    bustthis
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    i have found that the only way i can send mail to a aol address is to use my isp’s smtp server. i created a transport filter in postfix, like so:
    aol.com smtp:[smtp-server.nyc.rr.com]
    .aol.com smtp:[smtp-server.nyc.rr.com]

    is this what you are looking for?

    January 4, 2005 at 12:42 am #360293
    iztech
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    no, but your reply might be usefull some day.

    let me see if i can explain.

    i have a client.
    uses aol to connect to internet
    uses aol mail (everything works fine)
    also has a domain which i host (mail and web).
    would like to use apple mail app to send mail using client@hisdomain.com

    in mail app he is using receiving server as mail.hisdomain.com and sending server as mail.hisdomain.com

    he can receive mail but can not send mail (to any address).

    error message he gets is mail.hisdomain.com can not be contacted on port 25.

    January 5, 2005 at 12:43 am #360317
    iztech
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    MacTroll wrote:

    You can have your smtp listen on an alternate port, perhaps 587 as other have suggested. Make sure to keep it listening on 25 too, or else you’ll have other issues.

    is this a simple thing to do?
    will it interfere with amavis, squirrelmail set up?

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