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.
Ok changing smtp to smtp.ibahn.com and changing the port to 587 worked springhill suites, seattle thanks for the help
Changed port to 587 and worked at marriott houston.
At the Hilton Garden Inn in Denver, changing to smtp.ibahn.com or/and changing port from 25 to 587 did not work.
Calling Ibahn resulted in recorded instructions with the usual tips but what is needed is to unblock port 25.....
No luck here...
At the Marriott LA Downtown and changing the port to 587 worked fine for me with my existing SMTP server. 25 was blocked.
Spokane Courtyard Marriott worked with port 587 and my existing server.
Thanks 587 worked for me.
Thanks for the help here, i changed to 587 at the Marriott Washingtionian in DC and all worked ok. I didnt have to change any other settings.
TownePlace Suits by Marriot Redwood City CA -- a request to any SMTP sever using port 25 is being redirected to s-utl02-sjpop.stsn.net that reports sending OK but doesn't deliver any message. Changing SMTP to smtp.ibahn.com worked.
Thank you very much for the help. Changing to 587 worked at the Holiday Inn, Munich, Germany.
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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.