fantomposter
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| Re: Ugh... said by pnh102  :
But at least Comcast isn't blocking port 25 (yet).
They will, sooner or later. It is the cheapest way for them to fix the problem. No staff to investigate complaints...just lock it all down at the router.
What would be cool is if they and other providers set it up so that users that want port 25 (for example) could request it. Perhaps make it another class of service and include a static IP.
Since, 90 percent (guess) of people dont need or want it the problem is solved and both sides win. | |
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pnh102
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1 edit | Re: Ugh... said by fantomposter :
They will, sooner or later. It is the cheapest way for them to fix the problem. No staff to investigate complaints...just lock it all down at the router.
You're correct... simply blocking the port is the easiest (but IMO the most aggravating) way to solve the problem. What bothers me though is that when the next major Internet annoyance comes along, they will just block the port for that too, and so on and so forth, until the whole damn connection is useless.
Next you'll hear of ISPs blocking port 80 to eliminate popup ads and spyware downloads.
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Qumahlin
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Youngsville, PA | Re: Ugh... Verizon does that, it is pretty transparent though.
Still, something many do not know.... | |
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