Aack...went to Aaron and not the list.
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Date: 05-Feb-00 00:09:32
From: Martin Randall
Hello Aaron
On 04-Feb-00, you wrote:
> Quoting Racer X ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
>> if you mean the ISP blocks inbound port 25 connections to your machine: yell
>> at your ISP. they're being too nazi with their firewall rules. if they
>> don't open the port find a new ISP. this is assuming, btw, that you have a
>
> The reason they took this draconian measure was to protect the rest of
> us from their customers. Hundreds, if not thousands, of their
> customers are running proxies and mail servers with little or no
> security. The vast majority of these proxies and relays were allowing
> mail relaying and proxied usenet posting (proxy everything, for that
> matter). Very nasty. They were facing UDP and probably other
> sanctions. @home: scourge of the internet.
>
> Aaron
>
That was one of the reasons given, which I and many other RR people think is bogus.
It is illegal for non-business account users to use servers of any kind and if they
find out you are (hardly a difficult task), they will terminate your service. It's in
the terms and conditions.
The real reason...It's down to money folks.
Basic service is $49.95p/m, $39.95p/m if you have their cable service.
To open up the mail server port 25, they will charge you an extra $79.95p/m.
Want to run a mail, web & ftp server, it's an extra $249.95p/m.
In fact, I'm looking into DSL to run some stuff, which I'll mention on some of Dan's
lists, once I put on my firesuit and anchor the chains down :-)
Regards...Martin
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A man will fight harder for his interests than for his rights.
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Regards...Martin
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After I run your program, let's make love like crazed weasels, OK?
