[olug] Cox SMTP

[Jake Churchill]

I used to work for cox and they are pretty retarded most of the time. 
the level 1 support that you called is all scripted.  level 2 and 3 are
where people start actually having a brain.  Still, they can't interpret
the information they are given.  I don't work there anymore so I don't
know what's going on right now, but the only time I ever have a problem
is when a work comes around.  Cox blocks port 25 to stop the spread of
the worm or virus.  I'm not aware of that happening right now.  

Are you trying to connect to the server using an encrypted password or
just standard?  Cox sucks at security so if you are trying to encrypt
everything it might be causing a problem.  

On Wed, 2004-03-10 at 11:20, Rod Hurley wrote:
> Come now.....COX using Baker's bagboys as administrators?  They wouldn't
> do that would they?  I called once and I asked if the "static" IP
> address that I could "purchase" was actually static, or simply a dynamic
> one that gets renewed and guaranteed to me.  He was so lost he told me
> to use a subnet address instead of the 68.xx.xx.xx address.  I laughed
> and said, "sure, OR you could give me your home IP address and we could
> set up IP sharing."
> 
> All advice is free, but good advice is found elsewhere...
> >>> iceburn at dangerzone.com 03/10/04 10:42AM >>>
> A also have intermittent problems with cox's (mandatory) SMTP server.
> 
> I always just assumed it was bad administration...
> 
> -t 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: olug-bounces at olug.org [mailto:olug-bounces at olug.org] On Behalf Of
> Rod
> Hurley
> Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 10:29 AM
> To: olug at olug.org 
> Subject: Re: [olug] Cox SMTP
> 
> Yes I am....and no I do not know why.  Looking for help myself.
> 
> >>> brandon at tolkien-movies.com 03/09/04 06:50PM >>>
> Is anyone else having problems using the (forced) cox SMTP servers? 
> They seem 
> to about 1/2 the time i try to send mail, not ever accept the
> message.... and 
> then it gets held in my outbox to be sent later.
> 
> Is anyone else having this problem?    If so, do you know why?
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