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--- knowledge_base:troubleshooting:portforwardingblocking [2013/09/18 14:18]
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 ==== Hosting a Mail Server ====
-We block outbound port 25 for two reasons.
+We block outbound port 25 for two reasons:
-  - 1)	Prevent home computers infected with spyware from becoming spam bots.  A single computer can easily pump out 100,000 spam or virus messages per hour.
+  - Prevent home computers infected with spyware from becoming spam bots.  A single computer can easily pump out 100,000 spam or virus messages per hour.
-  - 2)	Prevent an improperly setup mail server from blasting out 100,000 spam messages per hour.
+  - Prevent an improperly setup mail server from blasting out 100,000 spam messages per hour.
 Even if you do setup your mail server securely, we **__STRONGLY__** recommend that you do **__NOT__** do this.  We suggest looking into setting up a google apps account.  You literally must be an email expert to host a mail server correctly, and even then, much of the mail you send will probably be deleted by spam engines because they will know the mail is originating from a broadband account.

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