How To Configure your Mac to Send Mail Regardless of Where you Are

by Aaron Brazell on October 25, 2006 · 292 comments

When I went fulltime with b5media, one of the requirements I had for my system was that it had to be a Mac. Having never used a Mac before, the response was with a bit of skepticism. First, they are quite expensive and I haven’t even got the software I need yet. Secondly, why use a Mac when you can use a PC.

My argument was that as a Unix guy, I need the power of Unix at my fingertips. Windows makes things difficult when it comes to shell integration, etc. I discovered difficulty setting up my b5media email because of the configuration we use for sending mail. In addition, as I travel a bit now, I’ve already encountered the fact that many hotels and even some wifi hotspots like to make people use their own SMTP server to send mail too and that’s a pain.

Because OS X is built on top of Unix, I discovered it was quite easy to setup my own mail server on the Mac to send my mail through. It was more simple than I thought it was.

First you need to download postfix. Extract it to the Desktop.

Run the following commands from the terminal.
cd /System/Library/Startup Items sudo mv ~/Desktop/Postfix . sudo chown -R 0:0 Postfix sudo chmod +rx Postfix/Postfix

Once you have done this, you need to open /etc/hostconfig in your favorite text editor. I like vi. Newbies might prefer pico instead.

sudo vi /etc/hostconfig

Look for the line that begins MAILSERVER. Change the value to -NO-. If you don’t see it, go to the end of the file and add the line:

MAILSERVER=-YES-

Now you can set your SMTP server in your mail client to 127.0.0.1 with no authentication or special settings required. I use Entourage and have successfully gotten things working from this end.

Hat Tip David Reitter for the guidance in this. And of course, if you like this, please Digg it. :)

Update: Front page of Digg this morning. Thanks folks. Let’s keep this bad boy from creaking to a halt. :)

Digg commenters have noted that sometimes you can’t send over port 25 because it is blocked. Also, if potfix is not configured right, it may be flagged as spam. Other issues are cropping up too. I’ll follow up with another article at some point.

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1 Bren 10.26.06 at 12:53 am: For a Mac newbie, your kung-fu is strong.
2 Bren 10.26.06 at 12:53 am: For a Mac newbie, your kung-fu is strong.
3 Bren 10.26.06 at 12:53 am: For a Mac newbie, your kung-fu is strong.
4 Bren 10.26.06 at 12:53 am: For a Mac newbie, your kung-fu is strong.
5 Bren 10.26.06 at 12:53 am: For a Mac newbie, your kung-fu is strong.
6 Bren 10.26.06 at 12:53 am: For a Mac newbie, your kung-fu is strong.
7 Bren 10.26.06 at 12:53 am: For a Mac newbie, your kung-fu is strong.
8 Bren 10.26.06 at 12:53 am: For a Mac newbie, your kung-fu is strong.
9 Bren 10.26.06 at 12:53 am: For a Mac newbie, your kung-fu is strong.
10 Bren 10.26.06 at 12:53 am: For a Mac newbie, your kung-fu is strong.
11 Bren 10.26.06 at 12:53 am: For a Mac newbie, your kung-fu is strong.
12 BrianS 10.26.06 at 1:32 am: Thanks for the tip. I followed the instructions above on my MacBook, but no luck. When I use the server setting I get an error message in Mail, “Cannot send message usingthe server 127.0.0.1″
Hmmmm…..
13 BrianSchu 10.26.06 at 1:32 am: Thanks for the tip. I followed the instructions above on my MacBook, but no luck. When I use the server setting I get an error message in Mail, “Cannot send message usingthe server 127.0.0.1″
Hmmmm…..
14 BrianSchu 10.26.06 at 1:32 am: Thanks for the tip. I followed the instructions above on my MacBook, but no luck. When I use the server setting I get an error message in Mail, “Cannot send message usingthe server 127.0.0.1″
Hmmmm…..
15 BrianSchu 10.26.06 at 1:32 am: Thanks for the tip. I followed the instructions above on my MacBook, but no luck. When I use the server setting I get an error message in Mail, “Cannot send message usingthe server 127.0.0.1″
Hmmmm…..
16 BrianSchu 10.26.06 at 1:32 am: Thanks for the tip. I followed the instructions above on my MacBook, but no luck. When I use the server setting I get an error message in Mail, “Cannot send message usingthe server 127.0.0.1″
Hmmmm…..
17 BrianSchu 10.26.06 at 1:32 am: Thanks for the tip. I followed the instructions above on my MacBook, but no luck. When I use the server setting I get an error message in Mail, “Cannot send message usingthe server 127.0.0.1″
Hmmmm…..
18 BrianSchu 10.26.06 at 1:32 am: Thanks for the tip. I followed the instructions above on my MacBook, but no luck. When I use the server setting I get an error message in Mail, “Cannot send message usingthe server 127.0.0.1″
Hmmmm…..
19 BrianSchu 10.26.06 at 1:32 am: Thanks for the tip. I followed the instructions above on my MacBook, but no luck. When I use the server setting I get an error message in Mail, “Cannot send message usingthe server 127.0.0.1″
Hmmmm…..
20 BrianSchu 10.26.06 at 1:32 am: Thanks for the tip. I followed the instructions above on my MacBook, but no luck. When I use the server setting I get an error message in Mail, “Cannot send message usingthe server 127.0.0.1″
Hmmmm…..
21 BrianSchu 10.26.06 at 1:32 am: Thanks for the tip. I followed the instructions above on my MacBook, but no luck. When I use the server setting I get an error message in Mail, “Cannot send message usingthe server 127.0.0.1″
Hmmmm…..
22 BrianSchu 10.26.06 at 1:32 am: Thanks for the tip. I followed the instructions above on my MacBook, but no luck. When I use the server setting I get an error message in Mail, “Cannot send message usingthe server 127.0.0.1″
Hmmmm…..
23 MRZ 10.26.06 at 1:42 am: Does “MAILSERVER” have to be -YES- or -NO-?

You write that if the line exists in /etc/hostconfig you have to change it to -NO-, but if it does not exist you have to add it with -YES-.

That seems strange to me.
24 MRZ 10.26.06 at 1:42 am: Does “MAILSERVER” have to be -YES- or -NO-?

You write that if the line exists in /etc/hostconfig you have to change it to -NO-, but if it does not exist you have to add it with -YES-.

That seems strange to me.
25 MRZ 10.26.06 at 1:42 am: Does “MAILSERVER” have to be -YES- or -NO-?

You write that if the line exists in /etc/hostconfig you have to change it to -NO-, but if it does not exist you have to add it with -YES-.

That seems strange to me.
26 MRZ 10.26.06 at 1:42 am: Does “MAILSERVER” have to be -YES- or -NO-?

You write that if the line exists in /etc/hostconfig you have to change it to -NO-, but if it does not exist you have to add it with -YES-.

That seems strange to me.
27 MRZ 10.26.06 at 1:42 am: Does “MAILSERVER” have to be -YES- or -NO-?

You write that if the line exists in /etc/hostconfig you have to change it to -NO-, but if it does not exist you have to add it with -YES-.

That seems strange to me.
28 MRZ 10.26.06 at 1:42 am: Does “MAILSERVER” have to be -YES- or -NO-?

You write that if the line exists in /etc/hostconfig you have to change it to -NO-, but if it does not exist you have to add it with -YES-.

That seems strange to me.
29 MRZ 10.26.06 at 1:42 am: Does “MAILSERVER” have to be -YES- or -NO-?

You write that if the line exists in /etc/hostconfig you have to change it to -NO-, but if it does not exist you have to add it with -YES-.

That seems strange to me.
30 MRZ 10.26.06 at 1:42 am: Does “MAILSERVER” have to be -YES- or -NO-?

You write that if the line exists in /etc/hostconfig you have to change it to -NO-, but if it does not exist you have to add it with -YES-.

That seems strange to me.
31 MRZ 10.26.06 at 1:42 am: Does “MAILSERVER” have to be -YES- or -NO-?

You write that if the line exists in /etc/hostconfig you have to change it to -NO-, but if it does not exist you have to add it with -YES-.

That seems strange to me.
32 MRZ 10.26.06 at 1:42 am: Does “MAILSERVER” have to be -YES- or -NO-?

You write that if the line exists in /etc/hostconfig you have to change it to -NO-, but if it does not exist you have to add it with -YES-.

That seems strange to me.
33 MRZ 10.26.06 at 1:42 am: Does “MAILSERVER” have to be -YES- or -NO-?

You write that if the line exists in /etc/hostconfig you have to change it to -NO-, but if it does not exist you have to add it with -YES-.

That seems strange to me.
34 Brandon Eley 10.26.06 at 1:51 am: That’s cool - does it go out on port 25? Most ISP’s that want you to use their outgoing servers block port 25. Would having your mac act as a server get around that?

I’m going to give this a try and see - I work from 3 different locations, all of which restrict SMTP mail to their own servers.

Thanks for the tip!
35 Brandon Eley 10.26.06 at 1:51 am: That’s cool - does it go out on port 25? Most ISP’s that want you to use their outgoing servers block port 25. Would having your mac act as a server get around that?

I’m going to give this a try and see - I work from 3 different locations, all of which restrict SMTP mail to their own servers.

Thanks for the tip!
36 Brandon Eley 10.26.06 at 1:51 am: That’s cool - does it go out on port 25? Most ISP’s that want you to use their outgoing servers block port 25. Would having your mac act as a server get around that?

I’m going to give this a try and see - I work from 3 different locations, all of which restrict SMTP mail to their own servers.

Thanks for the tip!
37 Brandon Eley 10.26.06 at 1:51 am: That’s cool - does it go out on port 25? Most ISP’s that want you to use their outgoing servers block port 25. Would having your mac act as a server get around that?

I’m going to give this a try and see - I work from 3 different locations, all of which restrict SMTP mail to their own servers.

Thanks for the tip!
38 Brandon Eley 10.26.06 at 1:51 am: That’s cool - does it go out on port 25? Most ISP’s that want you to use their outgoing servers block port 25. Would having your mac act as a server get around that?

I’m going to give this a try and see - I work from 3 different locations, all of which restrict SMTP mail to their own servers.

Thanks for the tip!
39 Brandon Eley 10.26.06 at 1:51 am: That’s cool - does it go out on port 25? Most ISP’s that want you to use their outgoing servers block port 25. Would having your mac act as a server get around that?

I’m going to give this a try and see - I work from 3 different locations, all of which restrict SMTP mail to their own servers.

Thanks for the tip!
40 Brandon Eley 10.26.06 at 1:51 am: That’s cool - does it go out on port 25? Most ISP’s that want you to use their outgoing servers block port 25. Would having your mac act as a server get around that?

I’m going to give this a try and see - I work from 3 different locations, all of which restrict SMTP mail to their own servers.

Thanks for the tip!
41 Brandon Eley 10.26.06 at 1:51 am: That’s cool - does it go out on port 25? Most ISP’s that want you to use their outgoing servers block port 25. Would having your mac act as a server get around that?

I’m going to give this a try and see - I work from 3 different locations, all of which restrict SMTP mail to their own servers.

Thanks for the tip!
42 Brandon Eley 10.26.06 at 1:51 am: That’s cool - does it go out on port 25? Most ISP’s that want you to use their outgoing servers block port 25. Would having your mac act as a server get around that?

I’m going to give this a try and see - I work from 3 different locations, all of which restrict SMTP mail to their own servers.

Thanks for the tip!
43 Brandon Eley 10.26.06 at 1:51 am: That’s cool - does it go out on port 25? Most ISP’s that want you to use their outgoing servers block port 25. Would having your mac act as a server get around that?

I’m going to give this a try and see - I work from 3 different locations, all of which restrict SMTP mail to their own servers.

Thanks for the tip!
44 Brandon Eley 10.26.06 at 1:51 am: That’s cool - does it go out on port 25? Most ISP’s that want you to use their outgoing servers block port 25. Would having your mac act as a server get around that?

I’m going to give this a try and see - I work from 3 different locations, all of which restrict SMTP mail to their own servers.

Thanks for the tip!
45 danny 10.26.06 at 4:53 am: this won’t work if your ISP ‘like here in belgium’ block port 25 for everything besides their own smtp hosts.
46 danny 10.26.06 at 4:53 am: this won’t work if your ISP ‘like here in belgium’ block port 25 for everything besides their own smtp hosts.
47 danny 10.26.06 at 4:53 am: this won’t work if your ISP ‘like here in belgium’ block port 25 for everything besides their own smtp hosts.
48 danny 10.26.06 at 4:53 am: this won’t work if your ISP ‘like here in belgium’ block port 25 for everything besides their own smtp hosts.
49 danny 10.26.06 at 4:53 am: this won’t work if your ISP ‘like here in belgium’ block port 25 for everything besides their own smtp hosts.
50 danny 10.26.06 at 4:53 am: this won’t work if your ISP ‘like here in belgium’ block port 25 for everything besides their own smtp hosts.
51 danny 10.26.06 at 4:53 am: this won’t work if your ISP ‘like here in belgium’ block port 25 for everything besides their own smtp hosts.
52 danny 10.26.06 at 4:53 am: this won’t work if your ISP ‘like here in belgium’ block port 25 for everything besides their own smtp hosts.
53 danny 10.26.06 at 4:53 am: this won’t work if your ISP ‘like here in belgium’ block port 25 for everything besides their own smtp hosts.
54 danny 10.26.06 at 4:53 am: this won’t work if your ISP ‘like here in belgium’ block port 25 for everything besides their own smtp hosts.
55 danny 10.26.06 at 4:53 am: this won’t work if your ISP ‘like here in belgium’ block port 25 for everything besides their own smtp hosts.
56 Juan Magdaraog 10.26.06 at 5:24 am: thanks for the good tip. have you tried setting up a gmail account and using gmail’s smtp to send emails?
57 Juan Magdaraog 10.26.06 at 5:24 am: thanks for the good tip. have you tried setting up a gmail account and using gmail’s smtp to send emails?
58 Juan Magdaraog 10.26.06 at 5:24 am: thanks for the good tip. have you tried setting up a gmail account and using gmail’s smtp to send emails?
59 Juan Magdaraog 10.26.06 at 5:24 am: thanks for the good tip. have you tried setting up a gmail account and using gmail’s smtp to send emails?
60 Juan Magdaraog 10.26.06 at 5:24 am: thanks for the good tip. have you tried setting up a gmail account and using gmail’s smtp to send emails?
61 Juan Magdaraog 10.26.06 at 5:24 am: thanks for the good tip. have you tried setting up a gmail account and using gmail’s smtp to send emails?
62 Juan Magdaraog 10.26.06 at 5:24 am: thanks for the good tip. have you tried setting up a gmail account and using gmail’s smtp to send emails?
63 Juan Magdaraog 10.26.06 at 5:24 am: thanks for the good tip. have you tried setting up a gmail account and using gmail’s smtp to send emails?
64 Juan Magdaraog 10.26.06 at 5:24 am: thanks for the good tip. have you tried setting up a gmail account and using gmail’s smtp to send emails?
65 Juan Magdaraog 10.26.06 at 5:24 am: thanks for the good tip. have you tried setting up a gmail account and using gmail’s smtp to send emails?
66 Juan Magdaraog 10.26.06 at 5:24 am: thanks for the good tip. have you tried setting up a gmail account and using gmail’s smtp to send emails?
67 Rom 10.26.06 at 6:09 am: Well, the thing is - some ISPs block port 25 preventing you from sending email. It might be a good idea to use a different port to send. :)
68 Rom 10.26.06 at 6:09 am: Well, the thing is - some ISPs block port 25 preventing you from sending email. It might be a good idea to use a different port to send. :)
69 Rom 10.26.06 at 6:09 am: Well, the thing is - some ISPs block port 25 preventing you from sending email. It might be a good idea to use a different port to send. :)
70 Rom 10.26.06 at 6:09 am: Well, the thing is - some ISPs block port 25 preventing you from sending email. It might be a good idea to use a different port to send. :)
71 Rom 10.26.06 at 6:09 am: Well, the thing is - some ISPs block port 25 preventing you from sending email. It might be a good idea to use a different port to send. :)
72 Rom 10.26.06 at 6:09 am: Well, the thing is - some ISPs block port 25 preventing you from sending email. It might be a good idea to use a different port to send. :)
73 Rom 10.26.06 at 6:09 am: Well, the thing is - some ISPs block port 25 preventing you from sending email. It might be a good idea to use a different port to send. :)
74 Rom 10.26.06 at 6:09 am: Well, the thing is - some ISPs block port 25 preventing you from sending email. It might be a good idea to use a different port to send. :)
75 Rom 10.26.06 at 6:09 am: Well, the thing is - some ISPs block port 25 preventing you from sending email. It might be a good idea to use a different port to send. :)
76 Rom 10.26.06 at 6:09 am: Well, the thing is - some ISPs block port 25 preventing you from sending email. It might be a good idea to use a different port to send. :)
77 Rom 10.26.06 at 6:09 am: Well, the thing is - some ISPs block port 25 preventing you from sending email. It might be a good idea to use a different port to send. :)
78 Christian 10.26.06 at 6:58 am: This is one of those “why didn’t I think of this” ideas. After messing around with smtp server authentication and TLS, your solution is so much simpeler! Great idea! However, when sending from certain IP addresses, the mail could be caught in spamtraps if the reverse address mappings or the FQDN with which the smtp server anounces itself are not right.
79 Christian 10.26.06 at 6:58 am: This is one of those “why didn’t I think of this” ideas. After messing around with smtp server authentication and TLS, your solution is so much simpeler! Great idea! However, when sending from certain IP addresses, the mail could be caught in spamtraps if the reverse address mappings or the FQDN with which the smtp server anounces itself are not right.
80 Christian 10.26.06 at 6:58 am: This is one of those “why didn’t I think of this” ideas. After messing around with smtp server authentication and TLS, your solution is so much simpeler! Great idea! However, when sending from certain IP addresses, the mail could be caught in spamtraps if the reverse address mappings or the FQDN with which the smtp server anounces itself are not right.
81 Christian 10.26.06 at 6:58 am: This is one of those “why didn’t I think of this” ideas. After messing around with smtp server authentication and TLS, your solution is so much simpeler! Great idea! However, when sending from certain IP addresses, the mail could be caught in spamtraps if the reverse address mappings or the FQDN with which the smtp server anounces itself are not right.
82 Christian 10.26.06 at 6:58 am: This is one of those “why didn’t I think of this” ideas. After messing around with smtp server authentication and TLS, your solution is so much simpeler! Great idea! However, when sending from certain IP addresses, the mail could be caught in spamtraps if the reverse address mappings or the FQDN with which the smtp server anounces itself are not right.
83 Christian 10.26.06 at 6:58 am: This is one of those “why didn’t I think of this” ideas. After messing around with smtp server authentication and TLS, your solution is so much simpeler! Great idea! However, when sending from certain IP addresses, the mail could be caught in spamtraps if the reverse address mappings or the FQDN with which the smtp server anounces itself are not right.
84 Christian 10.26.06 at 6:58 am: This is one of those “why didn’t I think of this” ideas. After messing around with smtp server authentication and TLS, your solution is so much simpeler! Great idea! However, when sending from certain IP addresses, the mail could be caught in spamtraps if the reverse address mappings or the FQDN with which the smtp server anounces itself are not right.
85 Christian 10.26.06 at 6:58 am: This is one of those “why didn’t I think of this” ideas. After messing around with smtp server authentication and TLS, your solution is so much simpeler! Great idea! However, when sending from certain IP addresses, the mail could be caught in spamtraps if the reverse address mappings or the FQDN with which the smtp server anounces itself are not right.
86 Christian 10.26.06 at 6:58 am: This is one of those “why didn’t I think of this” ideas. After messing around with smtp server authentication and TLS, your solution is so much simpeler! Great idea! However, when sending from certain IP addresses, the mail could be caught in spamtraps if the reverse address mappings or the FQDN with which the smtp server anounces itself are not right.
87 Christian 10.26.06 at 6:58 am: This is one of those “why didn’t I think of this” ideas. After messing around with smtp server authentication and TLS, your solution is so much simpeler! Great idea! However, when sending from certain IP addresses, the mail could be caught in spamtraps if the reverse address mappings or the FQDN with which the smtp server anounces itself are not right.
88 Christian 10.26.06 at 6:58 am: This is one of those “why didn’t I think of this” ideas. After messing around with smtp server authentication and TLS, your solution is so much simpeler! Great idea! However, when sending from certain IP addresses, the mail could be caught in spamtraps if the reverse address mappings or the FQDN with which the smtp server anounces itself are not right.
89 Joel Bradshaw 10.26.06 at 8:01 am: Re: Blocked port 25.
Use a tunneling program, like putty (which is windows)
‘Google’ for ssh tunnel thunderbird
This should get you info on how to do it.
Google for open ssh macintosh and you should find a mac program which works like putty. (no flames please, windows at work, mac at home) where I don’t need ssh…
90 Joel Bradshaw 10.26.06 at 8:01 am: Re: Blocked port 25.
Use a tunneling program, like putty (which is windows)
‘Google’ for ssh tunnel thunderbird
This should get you info on how to do it.
Google for open ssh macintosh and you should find a mac program which works like putty. (no flames please, windows at work, mac at home) where I don’t need ssh…
91 Joel Bradshaw 10.26.06 at 8:01 am: Re: Blocked port 25.
Use a tunneling program, like putty (which is windows)
‘Google’ for ssh tunnel thunderbird
This should get you info on how to do it.
Google for open ssh macintosh and you should find a mac program which works like putty. (no flames please, windows at work, mac at home) where I don’t need ssh…
92 Joel Bradshaw 10.26.06 at 8:01 am: Re: Blocked port 25.
Use a tunneling program, like putty (which is windows)
‘Google’ for ssh tunnel thunderbird
This should get you info on how to do it.
Google for open ssh macintosh and you should find a mac program which works like putty. (no flames please, windows at work, mac at home) where I don’t need ssh…
93 Joel Bradshaw 10.26.06 at 8:01 am: Re: Blocked port 25.
Use a tunneling program, like putty (which is windows)
‘Google’ for ssh tunnel thunderbird
This should get you info on how to do it.
Google for open ssh macintosh and you should find a mac program which works like putty. (no flames please, windows at work, mac at home) where I don’t need ssh…
94 Joel Bradshaw 10.26.06 at 8:01 am: Re: Blocked port 25.
Use a tunneling program, like putty (which is windows)
‘Google’ for ssh tunnel thunderbird
This should get you info on how to do it.
Google for open ssh macintosh and you should find a mac program which works like putty. (no flames please, windows at work, mac at home) where I don’t need ssh…
95 Joel Bradshaw 10.26.06 at 8:01 am: Re: Blocked port 25.
Use a tunneling program, like putty (which is windows)
‘Google’ for ssh tunnel thunderbird
This should get you info on how to do it.
Google for open ssh macintosh and you should find a mac program which works like putty. (no flames please, windows at work, mac at home) where I don’t need ssh…
96 Joel Bradshaw 10.26.06 at 8:01 am: Re: Blocked port 25.
Use a tunneling program, like putty (which is windows)
‘Google’ for ssh tunnel thunderbird
This should get you info on how to do it.
Google for open ssh macintosh and you should find a mac program which works like putty. (no flames please, windows at work, mac at home) where I don’t need ssh…
97 Joel Bradshaw 10.26.06 at 8:01 am: Re: Blocked port 25.
Use a tunneling program, like putty (which is windows)
‘Google’ for ssh tunnel thunderbird
This should get you info on how to do it.
Google for open ssh macintosh and you should find a mac program which works like putty. (no flames please, windows at work, mac at home) where I don’t need ssh…
98 Joel Bradshaw 10.26.06 at 8:01 am: Re: Blocked port 25.
Use a tunneling program, like putty (which is windows)
‘Google’ for ssh tunnel thunderbird
This should get you info on how to do it.
Google for open ssh macintosh and you should find a mac program which works like putty. (no flames please, windows at work, mac at home) where I don’t need ssh…
99 Joel Bradshaw 10.26.06 at 8:01 am: Re: Blocked port 25.
Use a tunneling program, like putty (which is windows)
‘Google’ for ssh tunnel thunderbird
This should get you info on how to do it.
Google for open ssh macintosh and you should find a mac program which works like putty. (no flames please, windows at work, mac at home) where I don’t need ssh…
100 McGu 10.26.06 at 8:25 am: Hey guys, there are numerous articles on apples website under the support tab. Basically, if you just go to the server settings and under the Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) change it to port 587, it should work no matter where you are. I travel frequently and have yet to experience problems. I woudl frequently encounter problems sending my mail if I used the standard port 25, but since I changed it nearly 2 years ago, it works flawlessly.
101 McGu 10.26.06 at 8:25 am: Hey guys, there are numerous articles on apples website under the support tab. Basically, if you just go to the server settings and under the Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) change it to port 587, it should work no matter where you are. I travel frequently and have yet to experience problems. I woudl frequently encounter problems sending my mail if I used the standard port 25, but since I changed it nearly 2 years ago, it works flawlessly.
102 McGu 10.26.06 at 8:25 am: Hey guys, there are numerous articles on apples website under the support tab. Basically, if you just go to the server settings and under the Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) change it to port 587, it should work no matter where you are. I travel frequently and have yet to experience problems. I woudl frequently encounter problems sending my mail if I used the standard port 25, but since I changed it nearly 2 years ago, it works flawlessly.
103 McGu 10.26.06 at 8:25 am: Hey guys, there are numerous articles on apples website under the support tab. Basically, if you just go to the server settings and under the Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) change it to port 587, it should work no matter where you are. I travel frequently and have yet to experience problems. I woudl frequently encounter problems sending my mail if I used the standard port 25, but since I changed it nearly 2 years ago, it works flawlessly.
104 McGu 10.26.06 at 8:25 am: Hey guys, there are numerous articles on apples website under the support tab. Basically, if you just go to the server settings and under the Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) change it to port 587, it should work no matter where you are. I travel frequently and have yet to experience problems. I woudl frequently encounter problems sending my mail if I used the standard port 25, but since I changed it nearly 2 years ago, it works flawlessly.
105 McGu 10.26.06 at 8:25 am: Hey guys, there are numerous articles on apples website under the support tab. Basically, if you just go to the server settings and under the Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) change it to port 587, it should work no matter where you are. I travel frequently and have yet to experience problems. I woudl frequently encounter problems sending my mail if I used the standard port 25, but since I changed it nearly 2 years ago, it works flawlessly.
106 McGu 10.26.06 at 8:25 am: Hey guys, there are numerous articles on apples website under the support tab. Basically, if you just go to the server settings and under the Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) change it to port 587, it should work no matter where you are. I travel frequently and have yet to experience problems. I woudl frequently encounter problems sending my mail if I used the standard port 25, but since I changed it nearly 2 years ago, it works flawlessly.
107 McGu 10.26.06 at 8:25 am: Hey guys, there are numerous articles on apples website under the support tab. Basically, if you just go to the server settings and under the Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) change it to port 587, it should work no matter where you are. I travel frequently and have yet to experience problems. I woudl frequently encounter problems sending my mail if I used the standard port 25, but since I changed it nearly 2 years ago, it works flawlessly.
108 McGu 10.26.06 at 8:25 am: Hey guys, there are numerous articles on apples website under the support tab. Basically, if you just go to the server settings and under the Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) change it to port 587, it should work no matter where you are. I travel frequently and have yet to experience problems. I woudl frequently encounter problems sending my mail if I used the standard port 25, but since I changed it nearly 2 years ago, it works flawlessly.
109 McGu 10.26.06 at 8:25 am: Hey guys, there are numerous articles on apples website under the support tab. Basically, if you just go to the server settings and under the Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) change it to port 587, it should work no matter where you are. I travel frequently and have yet to experience problems. I woudl frequently encounter problems sending my mail if I used the standard port 25, but since I changed it nearly 2 years ago, it works flawlessly.
110 McGu 10.26.06 at 8:25 am: Hey guys, there are numerous articles on apples website under the support tab. Basically, if you just go to the server settings and under the Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) change it to port 587, it should work no matter where you are. I travel frequently and have yet to experience problems. I woudl frequently encounter problems sending my mail if I used the standard port 25, but since I changed it nearly 2 years ago, it works flawlessly.
111 Aaron Brazell 10.26.06 at 8:48 am: Bren: I’m a Unix guy, remember. ;-)

Brian: firewall blocking port 25?

MRZ: the bottom line is you need the line MAILSERVER=-YES- in the file. If the MAILSERVER line exists, great Make sure it is set to -YES-. If it doesn’t exist, add it.

Brandon, Rom, McGu: You can configure it to go out on port 587, but that is not in this how-to.
112 Aaron Brazell 10.26.06 at 8:48 am: Bren: I’m a Unix guy, remember. ;-)

Brian: firewall blocking port 25?

MRZ: the bottom line is you need the line MAILSERVER=-YES- in the file. If the MAILSERVER line exists, great Make sure it is set to -YES-. If it doesn’t exist, add it.

Brandon, Rom, McGu: You can configure it to go out on port 587, but that is not in this how-to.
113 Aaron Brazell 10.26.06 at 8:48 am: Bren: I’m a Unix guy, remember. ;-)

Brian: firewall blocking port 25?

MRZ: the bottom line is you need the line MAILSERVER=-YES- in the file. If the MAILSERVER line exists, great Make sure it is set to -YES-. If it doesn’t exist, add it.

Brandon, Rom, McGu: You can configure it to go out on port 587, but that is not in this how-to.
114 Aaron Brazell 10.26.06 at 8:48 am: Bren: I’m a Unix guy, remember. ;-)

Brian: firewall blocking port 25?

MRZ: the bottom line is you need the line MAILSERVER=-YES- in the file. If the MAILSERVER line exists, great Make sure it is set to -YES-. If it doesn’t exist, add it.

Brandon, Rom, McGu: You can configure it to go out on port 587, but that is not in this how-to.
115 Aaron Brazell 10.26.06 at 8:48 am: Bren: I’m a Unix guy, remember. ;-)

Brian: firewall blocking port 25?

MRZ: the bottom line is you need the line MAILSERVER=-YES- in the file. If the MAILSERVER line exists, great Make sure it is set to -YES-. If it doesn’t exist, add it.

Brandon, Rom, McGu: You can configure it to go out on port 587, but that is not in this how-to.
116 Aaron Brazell 10.26.06 at 8:48 am: Bren: I’m a Unix guy, remember. ;-)

Brian: firewall blocking port 25?

MRZ: the bottom line is you need the line MAILSERVER=-YES- in the file. If the MAILSERVER line exists, great Make sure it is set to -YES-. If it doesn’t exist, add it.

Brandon, Rom, McGu: You can configure it to go out on port 587, but that is not in this how-to.
117 Aaron Brazell 10.26.06 at 8:48 am: Bren: I’m a Unix guy, remember. ;-)

Brian: firewall blocking port 25?

MRZ: the bottom line is you need the line MAILSERVER=-YES- in the file. If the MAILSERVER line exists, great Make sure it is set to -YES-. If it doesn’t exist, add it.

Brandon, Rom, McGu: You can configure it to go out on port 587, but that is not in this how-to.
118 Aaron Brazell 10.26.06 at 8:48 am: Bren: I’m a Unix guy, remember. ;-)

Brian: firewall blocking port 25?

MRZ: the bottom line is you need the line MAILSERVER=-YES- in the file. If the MAILSERVER line exists, great Make sure it is set to -YES-. If it doesn’t exist, add it.

Brandon, Rom, McGu: You can configure it to go out on port 587, but that is not in this how-to.
119 Aaron Brazell 10.26.06 at 8:48 am: Bren: I’m a Unix guy, remember. ;-)

Brian: firewall blocking port 25?

MRZ: the bottom line is you need the line MAILSERVER=-YES- in the file. If the MAILSERVER line exists, great Make sure it is set to -YES-. If it doesn’t exist, add it.

Brandon, Rom, McGu: You can configure it to go out on port 587, but that is not in this how-to.
120 Aaron Brazell 10.26.06 at 8:48 am: Bren: I’m a Unix guy, remember. ;-)

Brian: firewall blocking port 25?

MRZ: the bottom line is you need the line MAILSERVER=-YES- in the file. If the MAILSERVER line exists, great Make sure it is set to -YES-. If it doesn’t exist, add it.

Brandon, Rom, McGu: You can configure it to go out on port 587, but that is not in this how-to.
121 Aaron Brazell 10.26.06 at 8:48 am: Bren: I’m a Unix guy, remember. ;-)

Brian: firewall blocking port 25?

MRZ: the bottom line is you need the line MAILSERVER=-YES- in the file. If the MAILSERVER line exists, great Make sure it is set to -YES-. If it doesn’t exist, add it.

Brandon, Rom, McGu: You can configure it to go out on port 587, but that is not in this how-to.
122 Brandon Eley 10.26.06 at 8:57 am: I’ve got everything configured, including port 587 and am still not able to send.

Also, there may be some issues sending email from your own SMTP server, like recipient’s mail server thinking you’re sending SPAM.

I’ll keep tinkering with it, but I think it might be easier just to set my web server to a different port.
123 Brandon Eley 10.26.06 at 8:57 am: I’ve got everything configured, including port 587 and am still not able to send.

Also, there may be some issues sending email from your own SMTP server, like recipient’s mail server thinking you’re sending SPAM.

I’ll keep tinkering with it, but I think it might be easier just to set my web server to a different port.