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That's aluminium to @maratsade  ... View more

Try port 587 instead of 465. Some people seem to be having better luck with that for some reason. ... View more

@dar00 wrote: Did that months ago.  Cable connection is fine.  Modem has problem.  Thanks for the idea though. You're welcome. And that's possible. I just wanted to do the process of elimination thing. ... View more

Might want to check the LAN cable on both ends. Sometimes that locking pin doesn't engage and the connector doesn't make a clean connection. Could also be the ethernet adaptor or connector on the modem or the computer. It's easier to test on the modem by just moving the cable to a different slot. Like above, make sure the connector is firmly inserted. ... View more

Yeah, it was an 808-800-xxxx number. Nice trick, eh? ... View more

If you're getting good speeds to TestMy and having problems elsewhere, the problem is likely somewhere beyond HughesNet. In particular, the backbone that HughesNet is tied to is usually the suspect. ... View more

When I said it was transitory, I meant that MSN could have been blocking HN since before the servers switched. If they keyed on the @Hughes.net domain it wouldn't care which IP it was coming from, and therefore wouldn't know that the servers changed.   However, since the new server is more secure, chances of it being a source of spam from users' malware or embedded spambots would be a lot lower. Therefore, in theory, there would be less chance of it being blocked on the receiving side, which was a horrendous problem - not just with MSN, either. ... View more

Dunno, sometimes the mail client says it's using the port you set it to, but doesn't. It can't be the server's fault because others are using that hostname/port combination and it works for them.   Other than the configuration, the only other thing it could be is the type of SSL that the client is using. If it's the older TLS 1.0, chances are the new mail server is rejecting it because it's not secure enough. Most mail servers expect to see TLS 1.3 now for security reasons. Senacor never updated their system to allow for TLS 1.3 so newly released versions of Thunderbird that relied on it flat out didn't work on it. When HN moved to the new mail server, suddenly Thunderbird began to work again.   So, although it may seem like it's singling you out, and I understand you may be frustrated, please don't take it personal. It's likely the mail client you're using that's the problem. ... View more

Referring to all the problems in general. Not sure if the MSN problem is a transitory one (holdover from Senacor) or a new one. What I do know is that the new one clearly doesn’t like non-SSL posting of email, which has been an industry standard for a number of years. That has created a lot of security problems, and likely led to being blocked all over the internet. Changing that may have caused some initial confusion, but it will be better in the long run. ... View more

Yeah, so I just figured out that the email system is now on Oracle Cloud. I'm guessing the extrication from Senacor didn't go smoothly. Judging from the old security problems with Senacor, I'm not surprised at all.   In the long run, the move to Oracle should be beneficial, but it's going to take time for it to bed in with the webmail application, external clients, and especially with a new spam detection system. Anything that used to work with the old Senacor server likely has to be completely redone - not a task for the meek. ... View more

465 is the standard port for outbound email using SSL. It's what most clients set if you check the "Use SSL" box. I'm guessing HughesNet also has 587 open as well. As long as either works, it's all good. ... View more

There's a bonus period between 2am and 8am where you should have an extra 50GB for the month. If you can tell your devices not to auto-update, then manually do it before 8am, you can significantly drop your anytime usage. ... View more

It lasts 20 days. If your cycle is over on the 13th, that sounds about right. ... View more

I received one thanking me for renewing my Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection for $299.99. Email was from a Limestone Networks server, was from a forged email address in the ifp.com.br domain - not Microsoft. Had no links on it, nor did it contain a method of payment, but it did include a telephone number they claimed was toll free to an 808 area code in Hawaii to call in case of questions... Questions like, "I never ordered this..."   Bottom line is that the robocallers are getting so lazy, they want you to call them. ... View more

Pretty sure if you search this forum you'll find at least 100 responses to this question.   ... View more

Acceleration isn't going to be selective about the path though. Path differences like that usually means something is occurring beyond the gateway, past the interface with the provider. ... View more

Well, if it's not that, something put a severe enough choke hold over the path that was slow enough to prevent it from buffering up and spewing out at a higher speed. ... View more

Processes die for all sorts of reasons. Bugs... low memory... inability to handle the load... timing issues... Could be anything. If this is the case, there really should be a daemon that automatically restarts the process, which if the case apparently didn't happen. ... View more

Looks to me like the acceleration process stopped at the gateway. ... View more

I don't have a favorite because I like everything... to excess. This is why I run 21 miles a week (just not all at one time). ... View more

It was a question, but unless you've run a web site it wasn't obvious how it worked - so not really so stupid. ... View more

Think @CWM030 means that they have their own web server (or subscribes to one) that has their own email server running on it. For example, I have web space on Pair Networks, who also provides an email server. That way the business, web site, and email address all have the same domain name, allowing you to maintain a consistent presence. It also allows me to modify mail delivery via a qmail/perl script so I can do my own spam filtering, but that's jut one benefit. ... View more