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   Bill McGarrity to Ian Segers   
   Re: E-mail via BBS/Telnet   
   07 Nov 17 06:25:45   
   
   -=> 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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