On Sunday 24 December 2006 23:04, "Mike Myers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote about 'Re: [gentoo-user] OT, but short': > On 12/23/06, Michael Sullivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Is anyone out there using Residential SBC/Yahoo DSL with dynamic DNS? > > I want to know if the ISP blocks incoming requests to your servers if > > you're not paying them the rate for a static IP... > I'm using Residential SBC/Yahoo DSL and DynDNS and they don't block > anything inbound. I guess since they're blocking Joe's traffic, it's > sort of a hit or miss with SBC or Yahoo or AT&T or whoever it is now.
When I was on them, they blocked SMTP inbound and maybe (poor memory) 80 inbound. It's possible to run these services on other ports, but no guarantees that they won't use Layer 5-7 filtering to limit them. If you want to hast a reliable server, you have to get commercial-grade internet access and/or SDSL. FWIW, SDSL seems to provide the upstream requirements of a low-end service, and it not that expensive, *if* you can produce some income/donations for the service. -- "If there's one thing we've established over the years, it's that the vast majority of our users don't have the slightest clue what's best for them in terms of package stability." -- Gentoo Developer Ciaran McCreesh
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