Workaround for port 25 problem?

I've been considering to switch from TimeWarnerCable to Verizon FIOS for a while, but I've hesitated so far because of port 25 blocking. I would like to continue to be able to send through SMTP from my work email account, which only allows port 25 (apparently because of the spam new filter software our IT people run on on the server).
Reading the messages on this board, I believe that I should be able to cirvumvent the problem by doing the following (once I have Verizon Fios):
- Create a personality for the verizon.net email account in my mail program (I use Eudora);
- set the verizon.net personality (or any other email address that allows alternative ports) as the "relay personality";
- configure the work email personality to use the relay personality to send email;
- If I am not mistaken, the email will then actually be sent through the verizon.net account, but it will look as if it came from my work account.
Could someone please confirm that this would work? I'm really eager to switch to Verizon FIOS, and I hope this is not going to be a disappointment because of the email issue. This is your chance to win a customer ;-)
Thanks,
Martin

Hi Martin, thanks for the question. The answer will really depend on the email program you are using. For residential accounts, we use port 587 for outgoing email purposes. If that will not work for your employer, you may be able to setup a workaround.
In order to do this, you would need to configure your email program to accept emails in from your work account, and then to send out using the Verizon.net account. Most programs allow a “Reply To” option to be configured, which you will need to set for your work email address. In essence, this will allow you to send email out but still be replied to your work email address.
You will still need to configure the outgoing portion of the email account to be sent over port 587, but this should not have any effect since you’re not sending through your employer’s systems.
Thanks.
Karl
Verizon Support
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