# Proposed changes to discourse-setup because Digital Ocean blocks outbound smtp

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/proposed-changes-to-discourse-setup-because-digital-ocean-blocks-outbound-smtp/66778
**Category:** Development
**Created:** [7월 25, 2017, 1:30오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/proposed-changes-to-discourse-setup-because-digital-ocean-blocks-outbound-smtp/66778 "2017-07-25T13:30:12Z")
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### Author: ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [7월 25, 2017, 11:58오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/proposed-changes-to-discourse-setup-because-digital-ocean-blocks-outbound-smtp/66778/11 "2017-07-25T23:58:47Z")

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I’ll submit that next time I get to a computer.

I suspect it’s new accounts that are getting filtered, which is a significant proportion of my installs. A while back, mailgun started requiring credit cards; I told people to give credit card numbers. I can’t suggest a fix here (Other than use 2525).

Your logic about filtering 587 seems sound. We’ll see.

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