Re: ISP port blocking practice

[Curtis Maurand <cmaurand () xyonet com>]

I use SSL only and even then, it requires authentication.

--Curtis



On 9/3/2010 1:00 PM, Owen DeLong wrote:
> I have had it happen in some metro areas on sprint. I have experienced it in at least a dozen hotels over the last 12 
> months. I have run into it in various airports with free public wifi. I have run into the problem in several coffee 
> shops.
>
> By far, the worst offenders are the most expensive hotels where the Internet access, damaged as it is generally goes for 
> $25+ per day. I almost always end up getting free Internet as a result because I report the issue as a problem and their 
> technical support usually can't spell tcp let alone understand what I mean when I say a port is blocked.
>
> Even worse is the ones that silently redirect your smtp (regardless of port) session to their MTA. Fortunately, my configuration is 
> good enough that it just breaks in these cases, but I know many people who thought they were connecting to their own server via TLS 
> only to later discover that their mail was relayed in clear text through several third party servers. (most mua's seem to have an 
> unfortunate default to "ssl or tis if available" and keep right on sending even if tis negotiations are rejected.)
>
> Owen
>
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Sep 4, 2010, at 12:08 AM, JC Dill<jcdill.lists () gmail com>  wrote: