Fix an SBC Yahoo outgoing email issue with .Mac

Mar 01, '05 06:53:00AM

Contributed by: unclecal

I recently moved to SBC Yahoo DSL, and was disturbed when my .Mac email account stopped accepting email. It turns out that SBC filters port 25, which is used by .Mac and other email services for outgoing email. They told everyone about this last September, but they don't tell you if just signed up. Fortunately, you can "opt out" of the port filtering:

FROM SBC TECH SUPPORT:
As announced in the September 2004 Member newsletters, SBCIS began filtering direct outgoing email connections using Port 25 (SMTP) to non-SBCIS/Yahoo mail servers from Members using dynamic DSL and Dialup connections. Port 25 filters are widely used by many ISPs to combat junk email and spam from misconfigured and virus-infected computers.
By following these instructions (after item #4), you can fix things.

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