Qtel Blocked SMTP (Port25) for ADSL customers

Ash.Law
By Ash.Law

Hi All,

Today my company has reported that they are receiving no incoming mail the onsite Exchange server.

I saw a tweet saying that Qtel has block incoming smtp connections to all ADSL customers, business and consumer.

Anyone else hear about this?

Thanks,

Ashley

By TheGrave• 18 Jun 2010 01:29
TheGrave

Stop spamming damn assholes!!!

By fahedaziz• 12 Jun 2010 16:30
fahedaziz

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CBYQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.qatarliving.com%2Fnode%2F1099459&rct=j&q=Qtel+blocking+mail&ei=0IoTTN_9FMeyrAfS3uyHCA&usg=AFQjCNFpqTToEKH5_D0GNCZNKb5S2Ym_Rg

By gilolaer• 11 Jun 2010 13:37
gilolaer

id experiencing this problem since june 2 til now..any updates?

By TheGrave• 2 Jun 2010 08:48
TheGrave

How about IPSec, anyone filtered besides me on an ADSL connection?

By kumaratec• 9 Mar 2010 21:53
Rating: 3/5
kumaratec

When the Vodaphone Start Qatar QTEL Business Come Down. Now They Have Many Staff From Morning to AFternoon Sleep & Drink Tea but need to pay Salary High.If you call 111 for customer care you will agree with me.

Now They are pushing all ADSL users to go for MPLS or LEASED Line to get High Income from Internet COnnections.

NICE TRY but there is still you can Escape QTEL BLOCKING.

Use VPN COnnection to Outside.

Eg: www.ultravpn.fr

By macgyver426• 2 Jan 2010 19:52
macgyver426

QTEL --- LET'S disCONNECT

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy....Martin Luther King

By anonymous• 2 Jan 2010 19:13
Rating: 5/5
anonymous

I had the same problem and logged it with QTEL. I then ended up speaking to a succession of guys who wanted to check my modem.

What was really odd was SMTP connections to port 25 were blocked from outside Qatar but not within the country.

As things were somewhat critical I redirected my MX record to a server outside Qatar and got that server to deliver mail to a different port (200) on my gateway.

To be honest, its a better solution anyway than getting remote nodes delivering to a dynamic DNS host in Doha.

I've written up the configuration for postfix in my blog. If anyone has problems implementing it feel free to drop me a line.

http://ams1.x31.com/~andy/2010/01/when-your-isp-blocks-incoming-smtp-connections/

Andy

By Ash.Law• 31 Dec 2009 09:52
Ash.Law

Qtel fixed the problem on their side finally a couple of days back.

By rauf243• 25 Dec 2009 12:58
Rating: 5/5
rauf243

if u hav MPLS line u can contact ur Account manger or u can contact qtel business solution b 4 i hav also similar issue i contact our account manger after they fix.....

By Ash.Law• 24 Dec 2009 16:40
Ash.Law

Not too bad - 15 minutes before I spoke to someone and the guy I spoke to had actually already spoken to a bunch of people with the same problem but wasn't aware of why it was happening.

Expecting a call back.

Twitter knows all and see all ;-)

By crazyjoy• 24 Dec 2009 16:22
Rating: 3/5
crazyjoy

well try the Qtel Business Solutions Issues number : 8008000 toll free....

They pick up right away and are very professional....

hope that helps ...

By Ash.Law• 24 Dec 2009 15:58
Ash.Law

Would rather spend 2 minutes typing up a question here than hours of my life listening to that hold music only to get through to someone who has no idea what SMTP is.

Have worked around the issue (albeit rather complex) if anyone is stumped by it.

By galloper48• 24 Dec 2009 15:10
galloper48

better check with them (Qtel)...maybe the public forum in QL will not be able to give a satisfactory response to your query.

Regards!!

By Ash.Law• 24 Dec 2009 15:08
Ash.Law

Not helpful.

they have done it, just wondering if anyone has official confirmation.

By Zoobi• 24 Dec 2009 14:49
Zoobi

sorry

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