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Jimjumper
Sophomore
8 years ago
Solved

E-mail server down?

I can't seem to consistently receive e-mail. I've been with a tech and they will reset the server and I get 1 download of mail and then, after multiple attempts, again about 4 hours later. It's been ...
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  • Jimjumper's avatar
    Jimjumper
    8 years ago

    I turned the "SSL" boxes off on both the SMTP and POP servers and got mail right away. It appears to be working as it should now. I am going to go check what "SSL" is. :)

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Gwalk900
Honorary Alumnus
8 years ago

For what it's worth and I think Liz will  confirm  but port 25 is blocked now.

 

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MarkJFine
Professor
8 years ago

Shouldn't be... just sent an email thru it.

Received: from smtp.hughes.net (smtp.hughes.net [69.168.97.48])

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    Liz
    Moderator
    8 years ago

    Port 25 is literally the only port we block, and have been blocking for a couple years. Please PM me any documentation/references I can escalate that shows otherwise. I don't see why we would suddenly stop doing this.

     

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      MarkJFine
      Professor
      8 years ago

      Will do.

      • Jimjumper's avatar
        Jimjumper
        Sophomore
        8 years ago

        I turned the "SSL" boxes off on both the SMTP and POP servers and got mail right away. It appears to be working as it should now. I am going to go check what "SSL" is. :)