RE: Port 25 - Blacklash

["Hannigan, Martin" <hannigan () verisign com>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-nanog () merit edu [mailto:owner-nanog () merit edu]On Behalf Of
> Adam Jacob Muller
> Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2005 2:18 PM
> To: Eric Gauthier
> Cc: Paul Ryan; Nanog Mailing list
> Subject: Re: Port 25 - Blacklash
>
>
>
> The fact that most people did not complain is not likely due to the  
> fact that they were not annoyed by the change, but rather 
> it's easier  
> to simply get around it than it is to bother complaining to network  
> admins.
>
> For example, about 2 months ago, comcast decided to block outgoing  
> port 25 from my entire neighborhood. I called comcast, and while  
> sitting on hold I had the idea to setup a ssh tunnel to a machine at  
> work and viola problem solved before anyone from comcast even  
> answered the phone.

And comcast will happily allow this to be your
employers problem i.e. owned, infected, or spamming.

Paul was asking about ILG's and the political 
backlash of blocking off-campus port 25 where the
ILG is using an ISP other than their school.
 
(thanks SD, EG, MG, DD)


-M<