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Obsolete Releases => SME Server 7.x => Topic started by: mwkoo on January 17, 2009, 11:55:19 AM

Title: use external smtp
Post by: mwkoo on January 17, 2009, 11:55:19 AM

hello,

i use sme server 7.3 as server and gateway, it work fine. but i find that the port 25 is block by sme.

because i use a program that need use the external smtp server, but it always say fail to connect the smtp, then i try telnet the external smtp and ind that i show sme smtp screen.

how can i do that sme not block the smtp port?

M.W.Koo

Title: Re: use external smtp
Post by: mmccarn on January 17, 2009, 03:17:19 PM

Disable the smtp proxy.

Read more at http://wiki.contribs.org/SME_Server:Documentation:Administration_Manual:Chapter11#Proxy_settings

Title: Re: use external smtp
Post by: CharlieBrady on January 18, 2009, 01:13:12 AM

Quote from: mwkoo on January 17, 2009, 11:55:19 AM

i use sme server 7.3 as server and gateway, it work fine. but i find that the port 25 is block by sme.

Port 25 is not blocked, it is captured. If you want to send mail, you can do it via SME's SMTP server. If you want to use an external server, then do not use port 25 - use port 587 or 465 (over TLS).