Verizon sunsets SMTP Relay Service
Odds are you weren't using this, but if you were, you were probably in for a little heartache and scrambling the last few days reconfiguring stuff. Verizon has shut down its SMTP Relay Service over the weekend, essentially a "plan B" outbound email server for cases where Verizon users wants to send email through their ISP's email accounts and were blocked from using the ISP's own server for one reason or another -- a fairly common practice. Thing is, the SMTP Relay Service dates back to a time when SMTP servers and free email accounts weren't a dime a dozen, so it kinda makes sense that Big Red would feel comfortable taking this beast offline right about now.[Thanks, Zach]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
RCC2k8 @ Aug 31st 2009 1:13PM
You know, not everybody is willing to sell his/her soul (or at least his/her privacy) to Google and the likes, so this is indeed bad news.
CB17 @ Aug 31st 2009 5:02PM
While I'm not quite as paranoid as RCC2k8, a lot of my clients still use ISP email accounts and most of those, especially DSL, don't allow for external SMTP access. So, yeah, this IS actually a problem.
Dave @ Sep 7th 2009 12:40PM
If you’re interested, Unified eMail provides SMTP relay services for personal use. You can learn more here: http://www.unifiedemail.net/Service/SMTP-Relay/Default.aspx
Whammo18 @ Oct 20th 2009 3:36PM
Wow didn't know this. Did any of the other service providers like Sprint, USC discontinue the option to borrow their SMTP server?
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