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EC2 instance unable to send on port 25, sending through an SMTP relay on port 587 instead Email Deliverability

AWS EC2 Port 25 Blocked: Why It Happens and How to Send Email

  • phoconadmin
  • September 29, 2026
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You deploy an application to EC2, wire up email, and nothing sends. The connection does not get refused — it just hangs, then times out after thirty seconds or more. You check the security group, and outbound traffic is already allowed on all ports. Nothing is misconfigured. AWS throttles outbound traffic on port 25 by […]

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