1 Jul
2004
1 Jul
'04
8:19 p.m.
a while back, we had quite some discussion about
blocking of port 25
traffic by ISPs.
If you look at last night's Slashdot article "Comcast Port 25 Blocks
Result In Less Spam", I guess you'll understand better why ISPs do
such a thing - and that it is indeed a good thing (tm).
It might be a good practice to read at least the summary of the article
you are referring to. Additionally posting the URL would be a good idea,
so that the list members can also read the article.
It says:
[ they decided to identify spammers and zombie relays on their network
and block port 25 traffic from those IP addresses ]
So, they block only the spammers and zombie relays and *not* EVERYBODY!
Here is the URL of the slashdot article:
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/06/30/1759209&mode=thread&…
Imagine the police arresting *every* honest citizen, only because there
might be criminals amongst them ;-)
Patrick Kaell