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Ryokotsusai -> home server with email on XP Home (11/28/2005 13:55:26)

Hi,
Is there a way to setup an pop3/SMTP email handler on a home server so that my I can send emails through my sight?

Computer info <if you need it>

    [XP Home]
    [Apache 2.0.55 <server porgram>]
    [does not FPSE yet]




rdouglass -> RE: home server with email on XP Home (11/28/2005 22:16:39)

I think your big issue will be whether your ISP blocks Port 25 or not. Most home ISP's will block port 25 and hence your SMTP won't work.

There are several mail packages/scripts available but I'm also not sure XP *Home* will support it. You may need XP Pro.



BobbyDouglas -> RE: home server with email on XP Home (11/28/2005 22:45:30)

If the problem is that port 25 is blocked, port 26 might be open. I deal with people all the time who can't send mail, by opening port 26 it fixes the problem about 90% of the time.



Ryokotsusai -> RE: home server with email on XP Home (11/28/2005 23:04:08)

Thanks for your responses, but i have a few more questions:
quote:

There are several mail packages/scripts available


Could you list some of them, or should i just go with XP Pro?

and if I go with pro is there a 10 connection limit?



rdouglass -> RE: home server with email on XP Home (11/30/2005 15:26:35)

quote:

Could you list some of them, or should i just go with XP Pro


If you went with ISS on XP PRo, you should be able to use CDOSYS.

If not, I'd check ASPMail, ASPEmail, or possibly JMail. Out of those 3, I'd use ASPEmail since it's a freebee and works quite adequately. It's also quite popular and there are quite a few resources for support help.



Ryokotsusai -> RE: home server with email on XP Home (11/30/2005 17:53:43)

Thanks, I'm going to setup XP pro and use that (it will probably make things a lot easier on me)[sm=tongue.gif]



Ryokotsusai -> RE: home server with email on XP Home (4/9/2006 16:57:52)

sorry to drag this back up, but are there any known "safe" ports that i could use that my routerı or isp² wont shoot down?

ımy router is cheap and just because it says its allowing traffic on a port doesn't mean anything
²my isp is verizon and my service is the 768kbps small business connection (i know thats no good 4 a pc used as a server)

oops edit> im on xp pro now if that helps...



Doug G -> RE: home server with email on XP Home (5/7/2006 3:15:41)

My verszon business dsl doesn't block port 25, that's one of the reasons I pay extra for a business dsl connection.

My web host, a large windows host, offers port 8889 as an alternate port to their smtp servers. It's up to the smtp server to decide what, if any, alternate ports to listen on.



Doug G -> RE: home server with email on XP Home (5/7/2006 3:16:30)

Oops. I didn't notice how old this post was, sorry.



Ryokotsusai -> RE: home server with email on XP Home (5/8/2006 23:09:52)

I'll try that port, nothing else has worked yet...

quote:

My verszon business dsl doesn't block port 25


i am not currently in control of which ISP i use (i am 'borrowing' my connection currently) and the person who does have control ignores my pleas to change ISPs because she thinks that the connection is "just fine" even though this 768kb connection rarely makes 90kb...

oh well, moving soon, and [hope] i'll get a good connection then [/hope]



rdouglass -> RE: home server with email on XP Home (5/9/2006 8:11:27)

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It's up to the smtp server to decide what, if any, alternate ports to listen on.


You should pay special attention to what Doug is saying righ there. There are providers that have services to get you around some of those port issues. Here is one that is rather popular:

http://www.dyndns.com/



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