[olug] Cox SMTP

[Terry]

mmm, cox smtp supports ssl/tls?

--- Jake Churchill <jachurchill at cox.net> wrote:
> 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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Terry

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