[AusNOG] sending email from a remote network, smtp port 587

[Karl Auer]

On Sun, 2010-08-15 at 23:57 +1000, Stephen Gillies wrote:
> I understand it's common practice to block outgoing port 25, is anyone
> here in violent disagreement to this practice?

That's fine as a sensible default, but clients need to be able to remove
the block if they wish - whether automatically or via a support call.
This is true of any port, not just port 25.

Regards, K.

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