Subj : Re: E-mail via BBS/Telnet
To : Ian Segers
From : Bill McGarrity
Date : Tue Nov 07 2017 06:25 am
-=> 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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