Re: Charter blocking Port 25

[Mark Andrews <Mark_Andrews () isc org>]

In article <20040610020644.GI6816 () arctic org> you write:
> On 06/09/04, Arman <arman () unitedlayer com> wrote: 
>
> > Does anybody else know of other cable/DSL providers that simply block 
> > outbound port 25?
>
>       Many of 'em do.  If your contract says you can run servers on
>       your connection, then you should call and complain.
>
>       On the other hand, if Charter prohibits running servers on your
>       connection...well, you get what you pay for.

        What does whether you can run a server have to do with
        *initiating* SMTP traffic.

        As for the original question.  Optus blocks but if you call
        customer support they will remove the block with a warning
        "if you spam we will block it" which is reasonable based
        on the published AUP.  Yes they also added the block w/o
        informing anyone.  I would be calling Charter and asking
        for the block to be removed.
        
>       Either way, this is one of those issues where everyone has an
>       opinion and they've all been stated before.
>
> -- 
> J.D. Falk                                     "be crazy dumbsaint of the mind"
> <jdfalk () cybernothing org>                               -- Jack Kerouac

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