Re: Fwd: Balsa default mail submission on TCP port 587, not port 25 [major@satx.rr.com]

[Brian Stafford <brian stafford uklinux net>]

On Wed, 11 July 12:56 major wrote:

... stuff I already knew snipped ...

> In order to accommodate sites that designate message submission hosts that
> use port 25 and sites that could, by private arrangement, use potentially
> any port, Balsa and all other Mail User Agents must allow the user to
> specify a port for the Remote SMTP Server in some type of configuration
> dialog or setting.


Since when has Balsa not allowed this?  Have a look in the Balsa
documentation and the Balsa README file.

It says
=============
Specifying the SMTP Server:
--------------------------

        when compiled to use libESMTP, the remote SMTP server details
are configured on the Mail Servers tab of the Preferences dialogue box
as follows:-

Remote SMTP Server:
        Specify the domain name and optionally the port for of the SMTP
        server you use for submitting mail.  Please note that the
        default port number is 587.  The syntax is hostname[:port].
        Port can be a decimal number or the name of the service as
        specified in /etc/services.  Typically you can just set this to
        localhost:25.

User:
        If the remote SMTP server requires authentication, enter your
        user name here.  Note that the exact format depends on the MTA
        in use.  For example, some systems expect a user name, others
        may require an email address.

Pass Phrase:
        If the remote SMTP server requires authentication, enter your
        pass phrase here.  Some systems refer to the pass phrase as a
        password.  Limitations on the length of the pass phrase depend
        on the SMTP server.
=============

Am I missing something here?

Brian Stafford