Re: [exim] How to have port 80 open, along with a website?

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Author: Ian Eiloart
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To: chuckee, exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] How to have port 80 open, along with a website?


--On 13 January 2008 15:40:17 -0800 chuckee <mi6@???> wrote:

>
> Hi,
> I was wondering how to do this:
> I want to have Exim open on port 80 on my server (say, myserver.com),
> however I also have a website that needs to be visible (on port 80), at
> least on www.myserver.com and also myserver.com if possible.
>
> I need Exim open on port 80 because many of my users are accessing Exim
> from networks where port 80 is the only port that is open (e.g. airports).


Port 587 is the official alternate port for *authenticated* smtp. Sites
that permit Internet access ought to have this port open. Sites that
provide email ought to provide authenticated SMTP (only) on this port.
Email clients ought to use port 587 by default (the iPhone does, for
example).

There are some tips on configuring Exim for MSA here:
<http://www.exim-users.org/forums/showthread.php?t=831>

If you *really* need to provide port 80, then you can use the same tips.
However, I'd hate to see this catch on. Please deploy port 587 first, and
ask your users to try port 587.



> What would be the best way to do this? I don't want to have to have
> port80.myserver.com as the server.
>
> Thanks!
>
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