Mail.app 6.2, SMTP port reverting

kawliga · 03-21-2013, 12:39 PM

Hi.

I am running self-hosted email account (IMAP). I use Mail.app (6.2) on Mountain Lion (10.8.2) on a MacBook Air 11" (2012 refresh).

I have my SMTP server set up to use port 2525, since so my ISP (Comcast, grr) blocks the usual SMTP ports.

This set up works great -- except that since upgrading to Mountain Lion the port my SMTP server uses keeps reverting to the old port. I go into advanced settings and change it back to 2525 over and over again, am able to send mail for awhile, then it reverts to the typical IMAP port.

I've googled the apple forums and this site, but not found a remedy. Any thoughts? Plists I can kill?

Thanks,
Kawliga

agentx · 03-22-2013, 07:27 AM

IMAP port should not use 2525 as that is reserved for SMTP ;-)

Use Port 587 (submission) and configure that in your SMTP config files.

student13 · 03-22-2013, 11:28 PM

Why don't you do something normal like get a local ISP to host for you?

Now a days most of them have a client interface similar to hotmail or gmail. (Not as good, but till very secure and private).

zo219 · 03-23-2013, 05:45 AM

Comcast blocks what?

Not my experience, as a longtime Comcast POP user.

OS 10.8.3, Mail 6.3, "Use default ports," SSL, Authentication: Password.

03-21-2013, 12:39 PM	#1
kawliga Major Leaguer Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 275	Mail.app 6.2, SMTP port reverting Hi. I am running self-hosted email account (IMAP). I use Mail.app (6.2) on Mountain Lion (10.8.2) on a MacBook Air 11" (2012 refresh). I have my SMTP server set up to use port 2525, since so my ISP (Comcast, grr) blocks the usual SMTP ports. This set up works great -- except that since upgrading to Mountain Lion the port my SMTP server uses keeps reverting to the old port. I go into advanced settings and change it back to 2525 over and over again, am able to send mail for awhile, then it reverts to the typical IMAP port. I've googled the apple forums and this site, but not found a remedy. Any thoughts? Plists I can kill? Thanks, Kawliga

03-22-2013, 07:27 AM	#2
agentx Hall of Famer Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Brighton, UK Posts: 3,807	IMAP port should not use 2525 as that is reserved for SMTP ;-) Use Port 587 (submission) and configure that in your SMTP config files. Last edited by agentx; 03-22-2013 at 07:30 AM.

03-23-2013, 05:45 AM	#4
zo219 Triple-A Player Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 83	Comcast? Comcast blocks what? Not my experience, as a longtime Comcast POP user. OS 10.8.3, Mail 6.3, "Use default ports," SSL, Authentication: Password.

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03-22-2013, 11:28 PM	#3
student13 Major Leaguer Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 285	Why don't you do something normal like get a local ISP to host for you? Now a days most of them have a client interface similar to hotmail or gmail. (Not as good, but till very secure and private).