New-additional Mail Server Smtp Ports

[Curt]

Probably to prove to the world that they have completely unqualified people running the tech department.

[sheptech]

Oh, that's right you're in Canada... so does that make them gov't employees too like at the beer store?

[sheptech]

Ah, I've found the part of Cogeco's AUP that clearly indicates what they're doing. It's in the section titled "Other prohibited electronic mail activities include, but are not limited to" and it reads:

"Sending messages which disrupt another Internet user's equipment - including software, hardware, and user display, or hindering other users in their access to, and use of, the Service."

So honestly I wouldn't be surprised to find your Internet access cut off entirely as your IP packets are traversing other people's networks and they've been found to be disrupting the flow of traffic elsewhere ergo you shouldn't even be accessing the Internet.

Time to take up quilting! 8-)

[Light Speed]

Isn't the alternative to 110 port 1100?

Not sure if it is enabled here though.

[sheptech]

I tried out 1100 as well as 1010 and 1110 and none are operational.

I haven't seen a typical alternate port for POP3 like with SMTP... that was basically my observation - what would be the point of blocking it? The damage is always done sending mail out, thus blocking SMTP.

Another thought - perhaps you could just use an alternate protocol entirely as long as your mail client supports it - like IMAP?

[Curt]

Originally Posted by sheptech

Oh, that's right you're in Canada... so does that make them gov't employees too like at the beer store?

Unfortunately they're not gov't employees. I say "unfortunately" because at least if it was the gov't, it would've taken a couple more decades for such a decision to be made after going through several technical committees, cost analysis reports, and eventually the traditional favourite of course, "What does Wiarton Willy think?"

(For those that aren't familiar with the concept of Groundhog Day, every year on February 2nd, a bunch of idiots in a little town called Wiarton pull a poor little albino groundhog (the aforementioned "Willy") out of a tree trunk and pretend that he tells them how much longer winter is going to be, forgetting of course that winter already as a defined final day, regardless of how freakin' cold it is. Some equally small and dumb town in the US called Punxatawny does the same thing and there's an ongoing competition between the towns as to whose groundhog is more accurate. It's really quite sad and evil. Canada usually wins though. Suckers. )

Wiarton Willy's website: http://www.wiarton-willie.org/

[Curt]

Originally Posted by sheptech

Another thought - perhaps you could just use an alternate protocol entirely as long as your mail client supports it - like IMAP?

Yeah, I use Outlook Express, so IMAP is an option. I'll have to give that a try and see.

[dpyers]

All in all, when it comes to technical internet competencies, I think we're better off relying on groundhogs instead of cable companies.

[Curt]

LOL I'm going to tell them that next time I have to call tech support.