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by rocmon

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I'm a little confused with why my internet provider cannot provide me with an smtp server which does not require authentication...

I recently switched to acanac.com from sympatico.ca for my dsl internet access - and now I'm no longer able to get emails from my (old) Axis 200+ IP neteye camera.

I can certainly understand the spam issues with opem mail rely - but there must be a way for my dsl provider to know the request is legitimate... after all Bell's sympatic smpt ip i used while i was using them as a provider worked without one... and it doesn't work anymore now that I'm not using them as my internet provider.

any insight how I can accomplish sending the email from my Axis 200+ (which is out of support, and only provides configuration for SMTP server)

any thoughts appreciated!

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by stevenvantil

Open mail relay servers will quickly be taken over with spam. You last provider probably restricted it to their IPs only. Your new provider requires authentication. Most of the time when setting SMTP setting there are options for entering authentication. You could always setup your own relay server on linux or windows.

Thanks,

Steve Van Til
System Admin
http://onlinetech.com

by rocmon

Hi Steve - thanks for the reply... that makes a lot of sense, my last provider must have been employing the IP restriction.

Unfortunately, my IP Camera does not have the ability to provide authentication and no firmware upgrades as it's an old camera...

I'll definitely look into getting my own rely setup - I appreciate your help/guidance!!!

Regards,
Rocco

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