Smtp Server Usage

[pompey_john]

Hello there,

 

I have received an email from my ISP telling me that I can no longer use their smtp server.

 

This is not a problem for the email accounts I have here, as they are already set up to work through my domain.

 

But,....... I also have two fastmail imap accounts. Can I set these to run through the smtp server at my domain?

 

Thanks in advance

[TCH-Don]

Are you saying your ISP will not let you send e-mail using your account with them?

or to send through them as other non ISP accounts?

[j2k4b]

If you have a email account with you most ISP's won't deny you access to the SMTP Servers. Did you SPAM? ~ J/K

[cajunman4life]

Yes, that seems quite odd that your ISP is not allowing you to use the SMTP servers anymore. What ISP do you use, if you don't mind me asking?

[pompey_john]

The ISP is British Telecom. I phoned them up ages ago when setting up broadband and they happily gave me the smtp server details.

 

Then just the other day I got a mail saying that only users of their special BT/Yahoo service can use the smtp server. Well I am not paying more for the same broadband service just so I get a yahoo acount. The swines.

 

ln the end I just upgraded my fastmail account so I am using their smtp server now. I have to say I have been very happy with fastmail, and would recommend them to anyone. A first class service; although having .fm at the end of my email address has thrown quite a few people who presume it will be .com or even .co.uk.

 

Upgrading their was always the most likely way forward, I was just hoping there was a free alternative,...possibly here.

 

To answer the question about spamming. No, I have not been spamming. I can honestly say I do not have the first idea how to go about it. And if I did, I certainly would not. There is enough nonsense traffic online already.

 

For example, I did got a rather interesting mail. It appears to be a variant of the Nigerian send money scam, this one coming from.... Chen Qingxuan, Lloyds TSB Pacific Limited, Hong Kong Branch. Does anyone know if there is a place I can report this?