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Re: To click or not to click? - comphernation - 10-19-2008
I just received the same e-mail. After searching around Comcast's forums and some Googling, it appears legitimate. I have no idea why they decided that my account sends spam, and of those people who have inquired, I didn't see where anyone got a reply.
Oddly enough, I had recently changed my SMTP settings to use port 587 with password authentication. Out of curiosity, I changed it back to port 25 and tried to send mail. It failed, confirming that they had blocked access on port 25. (That was the hard way; later I realize you can just open the Terminal app and type 'telnet mail.comcast.net 25' or 'telnet smtp.comcast.net 25' and press Return/Enter. If it just hangs, your access is blocked on that port.)
Anyhow, I decided not to waste my time with them. I reverted my SMTP settings to port 587 with password authentication and resumed my life. :-)
Re: To click or not to click? - graylocks - 10-19-2008
thanks, comphhernation. i'll just change the account that uses port 25 to 587 and be done with it.