I'm currently using SMC 7004ABR router.. the internet is working fine.. but one thing that is not working (and don't know how to fix) is the POP email from my isp.. I've opened the port 110, 130, 131, 143 in the special application section in my router. but i still can't receive the emails.. i'm currently opening those as a TCP connection rather than UDP connection.. One other clue of the problem is when i go online and do a port scan, they said there are no TCP and UDP ports available. did i open the ports wrong or i didn't even open it right from the start?? Some one please help =(

According how I see scenario of remotely loging in to email, I thing that you still need to use RFC 821 (SMTP - Simple Messaging Transfer Protocol), thus you need to use TCP port 25?! I think RFC 1700 shows TCP & UDP port assignments (sorry if I am mistaken). 3P_REX Original message: ================= Name: ppp_rex Date: July 04, 2002 at 18:58:12 Pacific Subject: email login principles Comment: Does anyone know (who understands this in details) how login to email on the distant network works? (example: login into yahoo email from one of AOL hosts and sending message to hotmail.com)? What I know is the following: between one of AOL hosts and one of yahoo email servers the TCP connection must be establish. First, TCP connection from AOL host to yahoo web server will be establish (destination port 80), and then email client software will be used for actual login. Then another TCP connection will be established between email client and email server (generally both on two different machines) over the yahoo intranet. Which destination port is used I have no ANY idea (any RFC describing this?). When email is typed in and just about to be sent smtp aplication on yahoo email server runs smtp protocol from sender (yahoo address) to receiver on hotmail email server (via TCP connection - destination port 25; SMTP is formulated by Postel in RFC 821). Could anybody add more to this or correct my confusing thoughts?

Opening port 25 still doesn't work.. =( Spencer

Will this work? Why can't I access my ISP's resources, such as their mail and news servers? ---------------------- If the servers have simple names like 'mail' or 'news', then you will need to replace those server names with the IP addresses. You can find these server names in the account properties of the email client software. They should be labeled POP3 and SMTP servers. Call your ISP for more details on how to change the POP3 and SMTPs. this router looks similar to a linksys/dlink if that is the case then you should not have to open any specific ports. your computer will open the ports that it needs automatically.