NTL and Free SMTP Server

[AMO]

Hi all,

I am trying to use Free SMTP Server:
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Interne...P-Server.shtml
I can get this to work on PlusNet.

However, I am having difficulty getting this to work on NTL.

I am using:
Primary DNS Server: 194.168.4.100
Port: 25

Any ideas?

Thanx

AMO

[rdhw]

You don't describe what problems you are having, so it is difficult to advise.

However, here are some reasons why it is not a good idea to run an SMTP server on a home PC:

1. Unless you know what an "SMTP open relay" is, and how to configure your SMTP server to prevent it being an open relay, then your SMTP server will be a danger to the whole community, and might result in the whole of NTL being black-listed and all outgoing mail from legitimate NTL users being rejected by other ISPs.

2. You will find, if you attempt to send e-mail from your private SMTP server, that many ISPs will simply silently discard your sent e-mails, or reject any attempt by your server to send them. This is because your home IP address is in a range that is known to be dynamically allocated to domestic users, and most such IP ranges are black-listed by many ISPs.

If you wish to send e-mail, simply send it using a normal e-mail client via smtp.ntlworld.com, then it will not be black-listed.

[AMO]

Thanx for the reply rdhw. The problem I am having is that the Free SMTP Server comes back with an error. Can't remember the exact error message. Will find out from my friend.

The reason why he cannot use SMTP via NTLWorld's own email server's is that there is a limit to 40 emails per minute. Anything above this is seen as spam. We do not know how to slow the emails down so that this limit is overcome.

We have tried PocoMail to split emails into batches, but it is too fast.

AMO

[Chris W]

Originally Posted by AMO

Thanx for the reply rdhw. The problem I am having is that the Free SMTP Server comes back with an error. Can't remember the exact error message. Will find out from my friend.

The reason why he cannot use SMTP via NTLWorld's own email server's is that there is a limit to 40 emails per minute. Anything above this is seen as spam. We do not know how to slow the emails down so that this limit is overcome.

We have tried PocoMail to split emails into batches, but it is too fast.

AMO

why are you sending more than 40 emails per minute anyway

[AMO]

The reason for this is my friend sends out regular emails to a social group. Approximately 1200 emails each time.

AMO

[Chris W]

social group of 1200

damn i need to get more friends!!!

[MetaWraith]

1200 !! Imagine the cost of a round of drinks.

Originally Posted by AMO

The reason for this is my friend sends out regular emails to a social group. Approximately 1200 emails each time.

Then basically you are attacking the problem from the wrong end - search for mailing software that will send in batches so that you won't exceed any SMTP sending limits.

[Watchman]

my non techy answer would be to set up a yahoo group or similar so that 1 email goes to all the members