Re: Newbie with Gnus and posteo email setup

[Eric Abrahamsen]

Nick Dokos <ndokos@gmail.com> writes:

> Eric Abrahamsen <eric@ericabrahamsen.net> writes:
>
>> Ha, I forgot the other half! Thanks. FWIW, I use msmtp.
>>
>>> I run postfix on my machines and use smtpmail.el:
>>
>> Possibly dumb question, but doesn't this mean outgoing mail leaves your
>> machine on port 25? I thought most ISPs blocked that port.
>>
>
> No, postfix on my localhost listens on port 25, but it forwards the mail
> according to the spec in /etc/postfix/main.cf. That can specify whatever
> port the relay server is listening on.

Right, of course -- there are a million ways to configure postfix...