If you're relying on windows firewall and your router firewall your security is only as good as your router firewall. Yes sygate software is now outdated but if it blocks the desired ports then I can't see any reason to change (unless someone out there can advise differently). It looks like a trial and error episode for you with unbnblocking the required outgoing port. If you go to the apps list and set the blocked entries to "ask" and then try sending mail I'm sure that you'll find the culprit. Try this one entry at a time so you know where you are and don't unblock the wrong thing. Eventually when you send mail you will receive a sygate window asking if you want to allow or not, try this by selecting "yes", if it works then send again and this time you can select the checkbox for remembering your answer. Hey presto it should now be unblocked permanently for your mail.
Martin Andy Collins recently said:-
Hi Martin - Firstly, somebody said that Sygate was out of date now [unless I upgrade and allow symantek nonsence on to my system], but I did check it's list of software, and OE was set to"allow", so a strange one; I doubled check by enabling Sygate again, and when I did, it blocked my outgoing messages, disabling it, and they got sent! Isn't it pretty unlikely that with both the Windows firewall on, and a hardware fire wall in my router, that I'll get 'hacked'? - Andy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Martin Dudley" <dudleym@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 9:59 AM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Sygate blocking email | The windows firewall being only one way is severely flawed and can easily | be set to allow both way trafic by someone with the knowledge to do so. In | my opinion it is pants and you should never rely on it as your only | defence. I use sygate and have disabled the windows firewall altogether. | Try looking in the apps section within sygate and see if it is blocking | your e-mails there. If so it is easily changed. | | Martin | | | Peter Beasley recently said:- | | >I would do that as the windows firewall is only one way. | >----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Hallsworth" | ><christopherhallsworth71@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> | >To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> | >Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2008 10:32 PM | >Subject: [access-uk] Re: Sygate blocking email | > | > | >>Hi, I would remove Cygate and just use the Windows Firewall. I've been | >>using Windows Firewall ever since I owned my first Windows XP machine, | >>and, touch wood, I haven't been hacked once. Hope that helps. | >> | >>Andy Collins wrote: | >>>Hi all - | >>> | >>>Started having the same problem again, where I could only receive | >>>incoming mail, with my SMTP server failing to respond when sending | >>>messages. I just disabled Sygate, and all seems to be ok. | >>> | >>>So, what do I need to do with Sygate to get the programme to allow OE to | >>>send messages? | >>> | >>>And, am I safe leaving Sygate disabled now that I have a firewall in my | >>>router? | >>> | >>>Thanks - | >>> | >>>Andy ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- | >>>** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] | >>>** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: | >>>** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx | >>>** and in the Subject line type | >>>** unsubscribe | >>>** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the | >>>** immediately-following link:- | >>>** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] | >>>** or send a message, to | >>>** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq | >>> | >>** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- | >>** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] | >>** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: | >>** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx | >>** and in the Subject line type | >>** unsubscribe | >>** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the | >>** immediately-following link:- | >>** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] | >>** or send a message, to | >>** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq | >> | > | > | >Get your FREE SECURE email account from http://www.topmail.co.uk | >** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- | >** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] | >** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: | >** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx | >** and in the Subject line type | >** unsubscribe | >** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the | >** immediately-following link:- | >** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] | >** or send a message, to | >** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq | | ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- | ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] | ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: | ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx | ** and in the Subject line type | ** unsubscribe | ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the | ** immediately-following link:- | ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] | ** or send a message, to | ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq | | | -- | This email has been verified as Virus free. | Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq
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