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RE: How's this for fun?
From: Blanchard_Michael () emc com
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 16:23:23 -0400
I guess that my 3 calls in the past ten years (ok maybe 4 tops), when my service was interrupted due to downstream issues, is costing comcast a fortune then. All calls were at wee hours of the morning too, when the support people appear to be the most knowledgable IMHO. Certainly the most forthcoming with information too... NO I'm not pulling a "Mitnick" on them either :-) Just asking questions about my account, how many others are on my segment, etc. Michael P. Blanchard Antivirus / Security Engineer, CISSP, GCIH, MCSE, MCP+I Office of Information Security & Risk Management EMC ² Corporation 4400 Computer Dr. Westboro, MA 01580 email: Blanchard_Michael () EMC COM -----Original Message----- From: funsec-bounces () linuxbox org [mailto:funsec-bounces () linuxbox org] On Behalf Of John Payne Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 2:55 PM To: Larry Seltzer Cc: funsec () linuxbox org Subject: Re: [funsec] How's this for fun? On Oct 26, 2005, at 12:25 PM, Larry Seltzer wrote:
There are numerous ways for collateral damage to be avoided when ISPs block port 25: For instance, users can use port 587 where appropriate, or ISPs can simply whitelist users who request not to be blocked.
There's at least one consumer ISP who has said that given their levels of churn, *one* support call eliminates *all* margin for that account for the lifetime of that account. One support call to whitelist against blocking means from at that point onwards one more call and you're costing them money rather than making them money. _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list. _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
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- RE: How's this for fun?, (continued)
- RE: How's this for fun? Blanchard_Michael (Oct 27)
- RE: How's this for fun? Blanchard_Michael (Oct 27)
- RE: How's this for fun? Drsolly (Oct 27)
- RE: How's this for fun? Blanchard_Michael (Oct 27)
- RE: How's this for fun? Discini, Sonny (Oct 27)
- Re: How's this for fun? Valdis . Kletnieks (Oct 27)
- RE: How's this for fun? Blanchard_Michael (Oct 27)
- RE: How's this for fun? Drsolly (Oct 27)
- RE: How's this for fun? Logan5 (Oct 27)
- Re: How's this for fun? Gary Warner (Oct 28)
- RE: How's this for fun? Drsolly (Oct 27)
- RE: How's this for fun? Blanchard_Michael (Oct 27)
- Re[2]: How's this for fun? Pierre Vandevenne (Oct 27)
- Re[2]: How's this for fun? Drsolly (Oct 27)
- Re[3]: How's this for fun? Pierre Vandevenne (Oct 27)
- Re[2]: How's this for fun? Pierre Vandevenne (Oct 27)
- RE: How's this for fun? Drsolly (Oct 28)
- Re: How's this for fun? Gary Warner (Oct 28)
- Re: How's this for fun? Drsolly (Oct 28)
- Re: How's this for fun? Valdis . Kletnieks (Oct 28)