[Info-vax] SMTP server using port 587 outgoing?

[glen herrmannsfeldt]

Paul Sture <nospam at sture.ch> wrote:

(snip)

> I was in a similar position to you.  My dynamic IP address was stable for
> months on end and even survived power cuts.  At some point outgoing mail
> became largely impossible because everyone started blocking dynamic IP
> address ranges, and the next step was the ISP insisting on SMTP
> authorisation.
 
> At that point I moved to  a webhosting service which included an 
> IMAP mail server and I started using that.

Note that there is no rule that mail has to go out through the
same server, or even the same ISP, that accepts your incoming
mail.

Most that I know, if they accept outgoing mail (properly
authenticated, if needed) will accept it with any return
address (well, maybe an address that exists, but it doesn't
have to be to your ISP).

If you use more than one IMAP or POP account, you still only
need one outgoing (SMTP) server.

-- glen