On Wed, 2002-05-15 at 21:39, Angus Lees wrote:
> At Wed, 15 May 2002 16:36:15 +1000, Brett Jones wrote:
> > Most known service ports under 1024 are blocked. This includes inbound tcp
> > connections to ports 21, 22, 23, 25, 53, 80, 110, 6667, etc.
> 
> yes. not being able to ssh directly into your box is one of the
> biggest hassles i have with my pacific home *dialup* account. work's
> pacific business adsl account doesn't have this "feature".
> 
> i can understand blocking 25, 137-139, etc - but blocking ssh?

try Internode, their home ADSL product has the port blocking
but it's optional and on by default.  This way M$ weenies don't
cause them headaches with open relays etc etc and people
who know what they're doing can ask to be unblocked.
http://adsl.internode.on.net

Dave.
(not a customer but only cos I can't get ADSL yet...)

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