On Mon, 2003-03-31 at 15:32, Mark Komarinski wrote: > On Mon, Mar 31, 2003 at 03:38:06PM -0500, Kenneth E. Lussier wrote: > > On Mon, 2003-03-31 at 15:06, Ken D'Ambrosio wrote: > > > > > I'm 99.9% certain you're right. Our CEO has Comcast DSL, and I can state > > > authoritatively that it absolutely blocks his outbound port 25 from going > > > anywhere other than to Comcast IPs. We got around it by using a > > > non-standard port for SMTP, and it works like a champ, so apparently they > > > only clamp down on specific IPs. NOTE: the host we were attempting to > > > talk -to- is a host fully under our control, with no blocking whatsoever, > > > so it was definitely Comcast's side that was blocking outbound. > > > > Many ISP's are doing this sort of filtering now. No outbound 25, no > > inbound port 80/443, etc. They claim that it is to protect their > > networks from worms and the like. However, I believe that they are > > ramping up for a new business model where they have different levels of > > service depending on how much you want to pay. > > Strangely enough, I'd pay for it. But I imagine they'll charge me > through the nose (read: more than 2X the cost) for it. In which > case it won't be affordable.
In some cases, it's not really that bad. DSL providers have been doing it for a long time now. They have different levels of service, each with different bandwidth caps and added services. My DSL provider's (Speakeasy.net) top package is about $110/month, but that is for 1.5M SDSL, shell access, dial backup, guarenteed uptime SLA's, etc. I pay $60/month for 768/768 ADSL. I'm allowed to do whatever I want with my service, as long as I don't break any laws. C-Ya, Kenny -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Tact is just *not* saying true stuff" -- Cordelia Chase Kenneth E. Lussier Sr. Systems Administrator Zuken, USA PGP KeyID CB254DD0 http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xCB254DD0 _______________________________________________ gnhlug-discuss mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
