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echo: fmail_help
to: Ian Segers
from: Bill McGarrity
date: 2017-11-07 06:25:44
subject: Re: E-mail via BBS/Telnet

-=> Ian Segers wrote to Digital Man <=-


 > >  > back the same way or same how or does the reply have to go back via
 > >  > another e-mail address
 > >
 > >  DM> Please restate the question.
 > >
 > >  Ok, I can get e-mail out throught relay mail.synchro.net
 > >  so the questions is can I get the reply back in to the bbs
 >
 >Yes. What is your BBS's hostname? Do you have an MX record set for your
 >hostname? If not, then replies will attempt to be sent to TCP port 25 at the
 IS> IP
 >address which resolves to your BBS's hostname. If you can't receive SMTP
 >traffic to your BBS on port 25, you'll need some other system to be your
mail
 >exchange" in which case you configure your hostname's MX record to point to
 >this other system.  See http://wiki.synchro.net/faq:tcpip#receive_mail for
 >details.
 >
 > >  like from my bbs I can send a message to my private e-mail address
 > >  so I like to answer it and send it back to the bbs mail box.
 >
 >And that's not working?


 IS> The return e-mail message, the message say cannot connected to when I
 IS> reply from private e-mail address

Ian, goto: canyouseeme.org and see if your provider is allowing port 25.  Also
check to see if you have port 25 open through your router.


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Bill

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