Sending E-mail via STSN
I’m staying at a Marriott tonight that uses STSN for Internet access, and at first when I tried to send mail I couldn’t get connected to the SMTP server. Port 25 is blocked. Turns out it’s not a bug; it’s a feature. Changing the server to smtp.ibahn.com didn’t help, but changing the port did. DreamHost accepts SMTP connections on port 587, and Pair accepts them on 2525.
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If you call iBahn's helpdesk they will open port 25 for you. Was fairly painless.
smtp.ibahn.com Port25 Worked at the swissotel in Chicago. Thank you for the help.
For g-mail pop accounts, just change the smtp server port to from 25 to 587 and that will also work. All other settings can remain the same.
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I was having similar issues at the Boston Marriott which led me to your post. The MX record for stsn.net pointed to mail.ibahn.com, but this did not work. A portscan of smtp.ibahn.com revealed port 25 was the only available option at this time, and I was able to send my mail there.