any suggestions what the best smtp server is for un unlucky tot user (no choice here, only provider)

mails cannot either be send or appear to be send but never arrive...

i would prefer to use my own mail server (domain/site) but port 25 blocked by those holes...

had not this problem when having True as provider, but not available here

Usually I have success by using:

smtp-adsl.totonline.net

ymmv though

any suggestions what the best smtp server is for un unlucky tot user (no choice here, only provider)

mails cannot either be send or appear to be send but never arrive...

i would prefer to use my own mail server (domain/site) but port 25 blocked by those holes...

had not this problem when having True as provider, but not available here

If you use Services from No-Ip.com for example, you can use your own Mail-Server and use the "Reflector" Service from No-IP for to use an alternate port instead of Port 25. An other advantage of Reflector is an Backup Mail Service if you Server can't reached: unlimited Mail and Size for 7 days. The whole service cost by No-IP $ ~40.00 a year

Check out their site at http://www.no-ip.com

I use them service for years now without any problems. They having a very good helpdesk as well.

Cheers.

any suggestions what the best smtp server is for un unlucky tot user (no choice here, only provider)

mails cannot either be send or appear to be send but never arrive...

i would prefer to use my own mail server (domain/site) but port 25 blocked by those holes...

had not this problem when having True as provider, but not available here

I use TOT as provider and experienced the same problem: "connecting to SMTP server failed". TOT guys showed up several times and left completely helples. It's a sort of spam filter. Spamming from Thailand is not a crime (it is in Europe), but algorithms of Internet providers run algorithms, that simply cut out those domains (or even countries, that overload their POP servers with spam. Not a good marketing advantage, so TOT closed the Port 25. I got a tip from a friend of mine: simply change SMTP port from 25 to 587. And voila, now I can connect to my SMTP server in Europe without any further trouble. Hope the same will do it for you...