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Cannot send SMTP mail on port 25, try port 587

Posted on: 22 July 2011 Last updated on: 22 July 2011 Written by: Niall Comments: 0
I didn’t really want to blog about this, but it’s such a well-known piece of information I’d never heard of.  Most of this blog post is for my own records but if it’s useful to you too that’s great. Having…
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Time for Windows server 2008 and NTP

Posted on: 2 April 2011 Last updated on: 2 April 2011 Written by: Niall Comments: 6
The UK switched to BST (British Summer Time) on the 27th March and while the idea of altering the time dependent on the position of the planet in its orbit around the sun can be questioned the need for servers and…
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