> Hi Brett,
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Brett Woodruff [mailto:brett at skyways dot us]
>> Sent: Monday, 27 February 2006 21:16
>>
>> Here is a little problem I'm running into.  It'll take a
>> little space to explain it...  I want to run a Mail
>> server at "site A", but my ISP blocks SMTP port 25. But
>> at another location I have the ISP doesn't block port 25
>> (site B). I don't want to move the server to (site B)
>> because I want to keep all my servers in one place, and
>> as close to me as possible.(my Garage/Shop), for easy/fast
>> repair if needed. What I'm wanting/trying to do is somehow
>> like NAT when a service is requested from (site B) via
>> port 25 it is forwarded to another public IP from a
>> totally different IP block, say via port 111.  like so :
>>
>>
>>
>> Smtp request-->             Site B : 25 -->
>> Forwarded to Site
>> A :111 -->        Nat'd to internal Network via port 25
>>
>>
>>
>> Both site use M0n0wall 1.2b as their firewall/router and are
>> physically
>> located about 36miles apart. And have two totally different access
>> providers.
>>
>> Now I know I can just change the port number that SMTP
>> operates either at
>> the NAT level or server level, but I have about 120 customers
>> that currently
>> use port 25 and I would be pulling my hair out if I had to
>> talk to each one
>> of these people on the phone and walk them through changing
>> the SMTP port.
>> Not very many of my clients are computer literate.
>
> The port block at the ISP will happen before the traffic gets to you
> (hence why the ISP can block it) and therefore you have no way of
> circumventing this with a rule as the traffic doesn't make it to your
> rule.
>
> Not to mention that attempting to circumvent conditions your ISP places
> on you will likely result in them terminating that connection/account,
> sometimes without warning (as you agreed in the acceptance of their
> T&Cs).
>
> --
>
> Regards,
>
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Why not setup a vpn tunnel between the two and forward mail through the
tunnel.