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Re: [OT] Problems With Outlook 2k2



On 1/15/2010 11:59 PM, Scott Bennett wrote:
>      On Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:52:35 -0600 Programmer In Training
> <pit@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> On 1/15/2010 1:43 PM, Harry Hoffman wrote:
>>> isn't email (i.e. tcp/25) blocked by default as a exit policy?
>> <snip>
>>
>> No (and apparently the list stripped my explicit reply-to setting). Tor
> 
>      I don't know why you responded in the negative.  The *default* exit
> policy, which is to say, the exit policy in effect when no exit policy
> is specified in torrc, does block TCP port 25 (smtp).  It is the smtps
> port that is no longer blocked by default.
>      However, there is often a number of routers that do have exit policies
> allowing exits to port 25, so sometimes connection attempts for port 25
> will work.

I've never had issue with connecting to port 25 through Tor, either in
the default rc that comes with the Vidalia bundle or the rc that I
downloaded as a recommendation from the Wiki (link in archives
somewhere, might post it if requested). I just get a warning that I'm
attempting an insecure connection.

Sorry, meant to send to list.
-- 
PIT



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