[Talk] DSL and cable providers

[Terry Richards]

Terry Richards wrote:

> Javier Lombillo wrote:
>
>> From: "Terry Richards" <sn00per1@bellsouth.net>
>>
>>> hows come i can send an email from mm.trichards.homeunix.net to 
>>> sn00per1@bellsouth.net?
>>> it appears to go from my pc to bellsouth and back to my laptop all 
>>> thru port 25  <i only have home dsl>
>>
>>
>>
>> Because your mail never leaves the Bellsouth network -- try sending 
>> mail to president@whitehouse.gov and it should time-out trying to 
>> connect (assuming you're using your own SMTP server and aren't on the 
>> Bellsouth business plan).
>>

i did:
 telnet mail.relio.com 25
and got nowhere instead

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