Port 25 blocking will stop spammers from sending out huge waves of unauthorized
junk email by preventing EarthLink email from being sent out through any non-
EarthLink mail servers. With Port 25 blocking, anyone logged in to an EarthLink
access number will only be able to send mail through the EarthLink mail
servers, thereby allowing us to block spam sent out through our network.
SECONDARY EMAIL ACCOUNTS
Any EarthLink member who has a secondary email account that is not an EarthLink account or a Web Mail account, will no longer be able to send email using that secondary account's outgoing (SMTP) mail servers. You will still be able to
receive email normally through these accounts, but in order to send email, we
need you to make a change for us. (You will still be able to send and receive
email from any Web-based mail system, such as HotMail, without making any
changes to your Web settings.)
EMAIL SOFTWARE SETTINGS
In your email software, please change your outgoing (SMTP) mail server to:
Note: This server requires authentication using your EarthLink email address.
This server requires username and password authentication. For Username or
Account ID, enter your full EarthLink email address (example: johndoe@earthlink.net) and your EarthLink password.
This will have no impact on how your sent mail appears or on the ability of
people to reply to you at your secondary email account. It simply allows
EarthLink to ensure that spam is not being sent out through our network of
access numbers.
NEED HELP?
If you would like help changing your mail settings, please see our walk-throughs for configuring smtpauth.earthlink.net
For a list of common providers that block port 25, click here
