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SMTP Server That Doesn't Suck? ?

SMTP That Doesn't Suck? When I'm at home, I use the Comcast SMTP and that works well. You can't use that when you're traveling though. At work or when traveling, I use the SMTP from my GoDaddy.com hosting account. That server sucks. Slow, unreliable. I've written to them numerous times to tell them so, and jumped through their trouble shooting hoops (despite having previously verified the settings myself). They tell me it's fine. Anyway, I used to be able to connect to a secure SMTP from my college, but I no longer have that account. I tried using the SMTP from my .Mac account (I have it for iphoto and for calendar sync reasons) but don't use it for email. It doesn't want to let me relay email through it from my hosted site account. Anywhere I can get a secure SSL, reliable SMTP accessible on various networks?

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1. The two most reliable secure SMTP servers I've encountered is smtp.aol.com on port 487 and smtp.gmail.com on the same port. Both work reliably and quickly over a variety of networks. AOL seems to tolerate sending from a different domain more (e.x. domain.com instead of aol.com) than gmail's does. Oh, and if you want to apply for Gmail for your domain- you're pretty much guaranteed to get it- you point your MX record as instructed (basically gmail gives you instructions) and then you have secure, fast POP3/IMAP/SMTP servers. I use it myself. Hope this helps!