IDNet SMTP Server Upgrade

[Simon]

Last week we introduced a new mail server to handle smtp.idnet.net and smtp.idnet.com.

As part of this upgrade we turned off support for the obsolete SSLv3 encryption protocol and enabled TLSv1.2 (in additional to TLSv1 & TLSv1.1), some very old mail clients may not handle TLS and these will need upgrading or replacing (Thunderbird Mac & PC has been tested and works fully). 

We have not disabled authenticated authenticated email (SASL) so you can still send from non IDNet IP addresses and lots of customers are doing this successfully.

We no longer use the Hostkarma blocks for outgoing mail so access from mobile networks should be more reliable and sending via O2 is working fine from my phone.

If you are sending mail from a non IDNet email address using a non IDNet internet connection via our mail servers then active customers can add that email address into the 3rd party email addresses section within the customer portal to raise the quota and ensure connections are allowed.

This thread refers: http://www.idnetters.co.uk/forums/index.php/topic,32921.0.html