Earthlink SMTP for Mobile Users

Fri May 10 20:49:52 UTC 2002

Hi all,

I have been traveling extensively recently and I eventually tired of
changing accounts/profiles/settings in Outlook.  After having an eLink
account for 3+ years, I switched to AT&T Worldnet which allows me to use
different smtp servers by just requesting smtp pass through permission for
my AT&T account.  I think this is excellent that AT&T has found a common
medium to this issue, and I have been very happy with the service I have
received from them.  Now, I am no big fan of AT&T, but I  do recognize good
service when I see it.  Ymmv.

-Jim P.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-nanog at merit.edu [mailto:owner-nanog at merit.edu]On Behalf Of
> Cutler, James R
> Sent: Friday, May 10, 2002 6:04 AM
> To: 'Jim Hickstein'
> Cc: 'Nanog at merit.edu'
> Subject: Earthlink SMTP for Mobile Users
>
>
>
> Jim,
>
> Yes, SMTP settings will to have to be changed to match whatever service,
> different from Earthlink.net, that you happen to use.  As an
> outlook user, I
> simply created multiple profiles which referred to the same local mail
> store.  This technique even works with the VPN to the corporate Exchange
> system.  I just click the correct shortcut (alias) to activate the correct
> configuration for my connection status.
>
> My experience with Earthlink.net using several domains has been quite
> positive.  My understanding is that Earthlink can support this because the
> subscriber connection itself is authenticated, giving the
> required traceback
> to the end user for UCE policy enforcement.
>
> 	JimC
>
>
> --On Thursday, May 9, 2002 8:37 PM -0700 "Rowland, Alan  D"
> <alan_r1 at corp.earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> > For more on EarthLink's Port 25 policy see:
> >
> > http://help.earthlink.net/port25/
>
> That's very helpful!  Thank you!
>
> One clarification: Can these users relay through that host, using SMTP
> AUTH, from anywhere, or only from within your network?  I observe, for
> instance, that the instructions for Outlook 2000 (Windows) does not have
> them check "my [outgoing SMTP] server requires authentication".
>
> If the former, great!  I'll inform my affected customers.  If the latter,
> they'll have to fool with settings as they move around -- which you no
> doubt already know is asking too much of 99% of the population. :-)
>