[Share] Digital ocean block SMTP service by default

[dosbiner]

I just share my experience with digital ocean. I recently move my server from aws amazon to digital ocean. all good except my smtp service stop working (I use zoho mail). I thought the problem is thirty bees because at the same time I upgrade to tb 1.0.6. but when I test using php mail service the email still not working. Just curious I try with prestashop but same result still not working. So I open support ticket to digital ocean and they reply:

This explain why my email service stop working. I'm still waiting they unblock smtp service on my DO account.

[lesley]

You could try mailgun, they have a free tier.

[dosbiner]

@lesley yes I already have a mailgun account and setting everything, but still wait DO to unblock smtp service

[lesley]

Weird that they do that, but I guess I can understand it. There is a reason why I don't run a mailserver

[dosbiner]

yes, my smtp service back to normal and now using mailgun. I've found pepipost.com the alternative for transactional email service besides mailgun. wow they have 30K free tier per month :smilingfacewithopenmouth: