[X4U] Accessing Mail Pismo To my G4 lap top

[Geoffrey Loefffler]

On Feb 17, 2007, at 12:38 PM, Vince Lewis wrote:

> Geoffrey,
> On Feb 17, 2007, at 10:09 AM, Geoffrey Loefffler wrote:
>
>>
>> On Feb 17, 2007, at 8:27 AM, Linda wrote:
>>
>>> On 2/17/07 10:15 AM, Geoffrey Loeffler wrote:
>>>
>>>> Their not allowing
>>>> my mail service unless  the POP 3 address and the SMTP sender is
>>>> them. No different SMTP address is allowed
>>>
>>> Have you tried using a different port, such as 593 or 997? This  
>>> is how I get
>>> around the very same restrictions with my ISP.
>>
>> So how do I set different ports to get my mail through with out  
>> the ISP not tagging it.  Port 25 is what alaska .net uses, if I  
>> change it
>>
>> Why do ISPs do this in the first place, it's deal for them, full  
>> price for a mail server.
>> G
>
> Google is your friend.
> type this in your search field in Safari:
> "changing port 25 on Macintosh"
> You should get enough info to last you a long read—and Port 587 is  
> the standard number to change to.
> ciao,
> Vince_______________________________________________

Tried your suggestion, Google comes up empty. ?
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