Re: AW: Windows Messenger Popup Spam on UDP Port 10 26

[Gabe Arnold <f0x () squirrelsoup net>]

I run off of RCN and they have recently blocked all outgoing port 25 traffic unless someone buys a static IP for 
another 
$20 a month.  Although I agree that blocking 25 outgoing is nice, I pay for internet access, not for access only 
through 
certain ports.  Due to the nature of my setup, I was getting a static IP anyways, but I think the $20 bucks is a lot.  
In 
the end the decision was deal with port 80 and 25 blocks or pay 20 a month.   I pay the 20, but I think I'm getting 
nailed 
in the ass.

--Gabe


* Nils Ketelsen (nils.ketelsen () kuehne-nagel com) wrote:
> At 11:16 23.06.2003 +0200, vogt () hansenet com wrote:
>
> > > A professional ISP does not block any port. Blocking ports
> > > can only be done on the customer side. The ISP does not know
> > > which port i might need.
> >
> > This isn't about you. The ISP also has a responsibility to protect
> > the internet at large. If millions of spam are sent each day because
> > the average user is too stupid to close off his proxy, then the
> > ISP can either shut him down, or block the proxy port. Obviously,
> > shutting down isn't an option for business reasons.
>
> In this case I would request all ISPs to block port 25. Millions of spams 
> are sent via this port each day.
>
> Nils 
>
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