DigitalOcean blocking SMTP and forcing SendGrid usage

Is there any updates on this topic? I got the same response two times saying that they won’t unblock it because of their policies. But the email provider that i’m using can’t open port 2525. I have the main website there so wouldn’t want to leave that service.

It seems odd that DO is supposed to be where Discourse is hosted the most and that this is not making them reconsider. Any thoughts?