Re: SBC Blocks Port 25 - No Exceptions.

["matt" <tool8185 () adelphia net>]

hey,

here is a link to a quick fix from no-ip.com called reflector -
http://www.no-ip.com/tips.php/id/10.

matt
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "J.A. Terranson" <measl () mfn org>
To: "noconflic" <nocon () texas-shooters com>
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Sent: Friday, January 14, 2005 5:33 PM
Subject: Re: [Full-disclosure] [MISC] SBC Blocks Port 25 - No Exceptions.


> On Fri, 14 Jan 2005, noconflic wrote:
>
> > > Even the most rabid "block port-25 everywhere" can't agree that
> > > this is the right way to do this.  As for the ~$60.00 we pay every
month
> > > for "Business Class" service - what the hell is that money *buying*???
> >
> >   Unless something in thier policy has changed, you can opt-out here:
> >    http://help.sbcglobal.net/legacy/abuseform/
> >
> >   worked for me.
>
> Good.  Hopefully it will work for us as well (yes, we filled it out
> earlier today).  Nevertheless, it does not change the fact that SWb
> started blocking *BUSINESS* customers, *without warning of ANY kind*,
> while charging a significant premium for service, and without any
> mechanism in place to *immediately* reverse this change.  In fact, SWB
> should have either announced this was coming in their monthly bill, and
> given everyone a chance to go elsewhere, or they should have had a
> pre-optout choice so that customers were not brought down without warning
> and without recourse.
>
> Fortunately for us we are only using this for office to datacenter
> connectivity, and can fudge a temporary solution to carry us through this:
> what about other small companies who actually *rely* on this as their
> primary connectivity?
>
> > - nocon
>
>
>
> -- 
> Yours,
>
> J.A. Terranson
> sysadmin () mfn org
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