It has also come to our attention that many Internet Service Providers (ISPs) are now filtering outgoing mail traffic in an attempt to help slow the spread of certain email-bourne worms and viruses.  If your provider has begun doing this, you will be unable to send email directly through mail.profitability.net.  Your incoming mail will be unaffected, but you will need to contact your ISP for additional information on what outgoing mail server you should be using and how to configure your email software for sending mail.  We have compiled a brief list of outgoing mail server settings for some of the more common ISP's for your convenience here.

If you are sending mail from a computer that connects to the Internet through a variety of providers, for instance if you use your laptops in hotels often, you may find it more convenient to configure your email software to use mail.profitability.net as your SMTP server on port 587.  Port 587 has been designated as the new email submission port and is coming into wide use across the internet.  At this time it appears that most ISP's are permitting traffic on port 587 to leave their networks, so using port 587 while travelling should remove the need to change your email settings each time you connect through a different provider.