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I've had BT since the days of the 'frog' modem and I've always been @btopenworld, even though @btinternet email reaches me OK too. Trouble is that I can't send emails as @btinternet. How can I configure my account so as to be free of Openworld once and for all?
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Probably no way. But you could have infinitenicks@geoffnet.co.uk or geoffnet.me.uk for under £2pm.
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Use a email client; you can use any sending addy.
1999: Freeserve 48K Dial-Up => 2005: Wanadoo 1 Meg BB => 2007: Orange 2 Meg BB => 2008: Orange 8 Meg LLU => 2010: Orange 16 Meg LLU => 2011: Orange 19 Meg WBC
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Register (or login) on our website and you will not see this ad.
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Not if the server enforces a specific from address or from domain - some ISPs do.
Matt
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True, but does BT?
Those that block other port 25 SMTPs tend to allow any From addy, because they prevent use of those From addys thro' their native SMTPs.
Orange certainly does. I wonder who now provides Orange's mail servers? Could it now be BT?
1999: Freeserve 48K Dial-Up => 2005: Wanadoo 1 Meg BB => 2007: Orange 2 Meg BB => 2008: Orange 8 Meg LLU => 2010: Orange 16 Meg LLU => 2011: Orange 19 Meg WBC
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I think BT used to, at least on one service they offered.
Orange also used to block any other SMTP servers. I can't recall if it was just a port close, or if they redirected back to their own SMTP servers.
BT's mail is largely on Yahoo's infrastructure now.. Orange's still seem to point to the old freeserve platform.
Matt
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Orange also used to block any other SMTP servers. I can't recall if it was just a port close, or if they redirected back to their own SMTP servers. That's what I said! Orange always and still block all foreign port 25s; there's no redirection. Orange's still seem to point to the old freeserve platform. That's just domain naming, not necessarily any particular platform. They also still use the Wanadoo & Orangehome domains, interchangeably. The Q is where are they hosted?
1999: Freeserve 48K Dial-Up => 2005: Wanadoo 1 Meg BB => 2007: Orange 2 Meg BB => 2008: Orange 8 Meg LLU => 2010: Orange 16 Meg LLU => 2011: Orange 19 Meg WBC
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If you're being specific.... for now..
inetnum: 193.252.22.128 - 193.252.22.159
netname: MAIL-ESSENTIALS-ORANGE-UK
descr: Mail Essentials Project
country: FR
admin-c: TDMT1-RIPE
tech-c: TDMT1-RIPE
status: ASSIGNED PA
remarks: for hacking, spamming or security problems send mail to [email protected]
mnt-by: FT-BRX
source: RIPE # Filtered
role: Technical Delivery Manager Team
address: France Telecom NCPI/DPS/MVU
address: Batiment Equinoxe
address: 4 avenue du 8 mai 1945
address: 78284 Guyancourt Cedex
phone: +33 1 58 88 54 86
admin-c: TDMT1-RIPE
tech-c: TDMT1-RIPE
nic-hdl: TDMT1-RIPE
mnt-by: FT-BRX
source: RIPE # Filtered
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What's that? It's just a domain registration. It doesn't tell you where it's hosted.
1999: Freeserve 48K Dial-Up => 2005: Wanadoo 1 Meg BB => 2007: Orange 2 Meg BB => 2008: Orange 8 Meg LLU => 2010: Orange 16 Meg LLU => 2011: Orange 19 Meg WBC
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That's where the MX record is hosted, i.e where the mail goes.
The domain does tell you this and is not "just a domain registration".
Matt
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