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    Blocked all mail ports but i can still send emails

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      OpenWifi
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      • KOMK
        KOM
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        That looks good to me. Clear your states (Diagnostics - States - Reset States) and try your test again. How exactly are you testing?

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          OpenWifi @KOM
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          @KOM i have two email accounts i.e gmail and yahoo.so i send a message to gmail from yahoo and i am still able to receive on the gmail account..Is there another way to test it?

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            OpenWifi @KOM
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            @KOM I also received a message from snort and netgate just a minute ago

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              KOM
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              What do you mean, 'send a messge'? Are you using their web interface, or an actual email client?

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                OpenWifi @KOM
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                @KOM i have a gmail application on my phone,so i receive mail from there but in this instance,i logon onto my yahoo mail accnt using the web and then send mail to my gmail account

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                  OpenWifi @KOM
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                  @KOM snort always sends me newsletter emails to my email address

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                  • KOMK
                    KOM
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                    You need to block the POP3 and IMAP ports if you want to block receiving email from a proper email client. Also, blocking these ports does nothing to a web interface somewhere across the world. Using gmail or yahoo web interface sends all traffic via HTTPS so your blocks won't catch that.

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                      dotdash
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                      So, let me get this straight: Yahoo is sending mail to Google (both of which you have accounts with) and your firewall is not blocking that? Yeah, that's how webmail works.

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                        OpenWifi @dotdash
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                        @dotdash thanks.so that means that is not an email port being used at the moment?!

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                          KOM
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                          Read what I just said. It answers your question.

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                            OpenWifi @KOM
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                            @KOM Actualy did not notice your answer,but i really appreciate your help.Thank you both

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                              Grimson Banned @OpenWifi
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                              @OpenWifi said in Blocked all mail ports but i can still send emails:

                              @KOM snort always sends me newsletter emails to my email address

                              Yes, and it sends them from your firewall, not from a device on your LAN network. So what made you think a rule on LAN would affect it then?

                              Please learn the basics of networking.

                              Also if you have a problem with devices on your LAN sending spam you should fix/secure those devices instead of just trying to block the traffic.

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                                OpenWifi @Grimson
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                                @Grimson i have been blacklisted several times over the past week and cant seem to find which device is spamming from the network,although ran Malwarebytes basically on all client devices

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