[Tfug] Comcast to start blocking port 25?

[Benjamin Krein]

Any chance this is just blocking *outgoing* SMTP or does it block 25 
completely?  ie, You can't run your own SMTP mail server in your house 
anymore (yes, I know, this is in violation of the EULA).

Ben

On Friday 11 June 2004 5:07 pm, Choprboy wrote:
> On Friday 11 June 2004 14:39, Jerry S. wrote:
> > Hello tfug,
> >
> >   Cox is already doing this and has been for a while.  This really
> >   isn't something new, just new for comcast.
>
> Yep, this type of thread has been going on (and on and on and ...) on the
> NANOG list for the last couple days. Charter and Cox have been doing this
> for a while (though unfortunately not all of the residential/dialup
> netblocks). Apparently Adelphia and SWbell are moving that direction as
> well...
>
> I read somewhere today that one of the big virus/spam infested ISP is going
> to finally start blocking MS and some of the major virus port (inbound only
> :-( ) to "protect" their customers...
>
> Adrian
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