SMTP Server Question

[Robert Blackwell]

My isp (Verizon DSL) has a cap on how many mails I can send a day. Something
like 100. Well, my site has been down for a while, and since it's going back
up soon, I want to send a mass mailing to about 2000 people. My isp does not
allow relaying, so I can't use my domains smtp in outlook or outlook
express. My question, is, is it stlil considered relaying if my computer is
the SMTP Server? Would I be able to setup the SMTP locally and be able to
send to my mailing list?

Any help greatly appreciated.

 

[Ron Lowe]

My isp (Verizon DSL) has a cap on how many mails I can send a day.
Something
like 100. Well, my site has been down for a while, and since it's going
back
up soon, I want to send a mass mailing to about 2000 people. My isp does
not
allow relaying, so I can't use my domains smtp in outlook or outlook
express. My question, is, is it stlil considered relaying if my computer
is
the SMTP Server? Would I be able to setup the SMTP locally and be able to
send to my mailing list?

Any help greatly appreciated.

Running your own SMTP server would by-pass the ISP's one,
and do delivery direct to the recipient's mailserver.

So it might possibly solve your problem.
You'd need to try.

However, it's possible they are blocking connections to port 25,
to prevent people running their own mailservers.
Some ISPs will do this.

The fact they are limiting the traffic through their own mail server would
suggest they are attempting to limit outgoing spam, and if that's the case,
they might well have blocked port 25 too.

 

[Robert Blackwell]

Well, when I called them last (a couple months ago) they said if I used MSN
Explorer through them, I could send 5k per day. I think I'm gonna give em a
call and ask about the port blockage. Unless there is some kind of test I
could run locally to figure this out.

 

[Robert Blackwell]

I just called and they said it wasn't blocked...so we'll see as soon as I
get setup.

Thanks