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On 19/04/13 17:09, Neil Winchurst wrote: > My daughter contacted me about emails on her laptop. She said she > could receive emails but not send them. I asked her to bring her > laptop over for me to check and to see the error messages. She did so > earlier today. When I tested it out it worked perfectly, so no error > messages. > > The only thing I noticed is that the outgoing server her laptop was > set to use port 587, which I believe is the default. On all our > computers here we are set up for port 25. So I have changed that in > her computer and will wait to see what happens when she tests it this > evening. > > Meanwhile, just out of interest, is there any significance in which > port is set up? I don't really understand what difference it would > make, but then why would there be a choice set up otherwise? > > Can anyone enlighten me please? > > Thanks > > Neil > > IIRC remember some ISPs received a lot of malware via port 25 and so restricted it's use. Port 587 was used instead. Keith -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- All e-mails including their file attachments are scanned for viruses uspam using ClamAV's scan engine. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq