Sprint blocks all non-sprint SMTP access.. ARRGH!

[bobdobolina]

Sprint's The Most (yeah, right...) Online service is blocking all SMTP attempts to my non-Sprint work account. Does anyone know of a way to get around this so I can log into my work SMTP account? I spoke with customer service and they said it's to "prevent Sprint customers from getting or giving unwanted spam". Sounds like an AOL tactic to me. :disgust:

 

[dbwillis]

I think alot of ISP's do that..I cant send email with Prodigy while Im on my cable connection with Optimum Online, have to connect dial up modem to Prodigy number..get IP..then send emails out from Prodigy..I can recieve emails on Prodigy while connected to cable conection though
I had the same exact problem with Prodigy emails and AT+T @Home

 

[Slikkster]

Yeah, it's definitely a common practice. One way around it is to use something like hotmail.com and make use of the "Reply to:" option, which, when the recipient clicks reply, will enter your Sprint address, if that's what you've set it up for.