Subj : Re: SMTP/Email Verification br0ken??
To   : paulie420
From : Zip
Date : Fri Jul 15 2022 10:23 am

Hello paulie420!

On 14 Jul 2022, paulie420 said the following...
 pa> I have the SMTP server set to :2525 and that port is open on my bbS
 pa> system... I don't have POP3 running, but don't think I need it?

For outbound e-mail (Mystic sending out the e-mail validations), I don't think the SMTP server of Mystic is needed -- although I haven't tried turning it off.

I believe the SMTP and POP servers are only needed if you want to accept
incoming connections (i.e. users sending/fetching mail using an e-mail client).

Speaking of which -- they only offer access to the "e-mail" message base (local private messages), so perhaps not frequently used by most users. :)

 pa> I'm wondering if on the smtp.service that I'm using - is it pointed to
 pa> my old IP? (I also moved.) Hmmmmm... I dunno if SMTP is setup that way,

The best thing to do is probably to vacuum the node logs for any clues when it tries to send the validation e-mail. Hopefully, you'll see the SMTP "session" there between Mystic and your e-mail provider.

Best regards
Zip

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