[Info-vax] "SEND MAIL" doesn't send mail, mail stays in queue

[Stephen Hoffman]

On 2018-01-23 20:10:14 +0000, Phillip Helbig (undress to reply said:

> Why not receive it on VMS?

Sure.

If you're willing to post your usernames and passwords to the whole 
Internet.  Because that's what remote mail clients will do, when 
accessing OpenVMS.

And if you'e willing to not be able to acquire mail remotely or to work 
around the increasing numbers of networks block outbound TCP port 25 
connections.

Blocking outbound 25 was happening ~fifteen years ago in some networks, 
and it is only getting more common.

If any local network to isn't already blocking outbound TCP port 25, it 
probably should be.  But I digress.

Sure, you can certainly VPN what are otherwise insecure client 
connections into the TCP/IP Server email server.   That's a barrel of 
fun.

The upcoming VSI TCPIP package (née Multinet) mail server is rather 
better here.



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