On Fri, Jun 13, 2003 at 04:38:09PM -0500, will hill wrote: > It's not sendmail. Some ISPs now block mail from DSL boxes like yourself: > > http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/03/04/13/2215207.shtml?tid=120 > > I wanted to set up a mail server for the CCCC, but now it seems pointless. > Last week, Russ told me that he wanted such a thing because they have about > 1,000 members they message once a month. Cox has a 100 mail cap, so they > have to cut up their mail list and they hate that. Looks like they are > either going to keep hating it or get some "special" arrangements so that > they can be one of the privileged few allowed to broadcast. > > The only way to make the internet usable is to keep it open. I wrote Cox and > told them their efforts were futile and harmful, but did not hear anything > back. I submitted a story to Slashdot too. We shall see what happens. > Chances are the noose will continue to tighten and the internet will go the > way of broadcast radio and TV. This is exactly why I always recommend finding a good local ISP. The big companies think the Internet = WWW and Outhouse Express(TM). If you can find an ISP that runs on unix, you'll rarely have a problem. I don't know yet if I can get DSL at my new home but I'll scream if I have to use cox (gee, isnt that just an appropriate name for a an ISP that decides to block outgoing smtp) for high speed access.
-- Bryce T. Pier [EMAIL PROTECTED]
