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russotto

join:2000-10-05
Collegeville, PA

Re: Killing a fly with a jackhammer

said by jester121 See Profile:
I've listened to this debate for months and NO ONE has come up with a convincing argument for permitting outbound port 25 from an ISP's subscriber block. The workarounds are too easy, the benefits too monumental, and the drawbacks are nill.
The "workarounds" depend on having a machine with a first-class internet account. If you've seen no convincing arguments, it's because you won't accept any arguments.
permalink · 2004-06-09 15:54:58 · Print · Reply to this
jester121

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Re: Killing a fly with a jackhammer

said by russotto See Profile:

The "workarounds" depend on having a machine with a first-class internet account. If you've seen no convincing arguments, it's because you won't accept any arguments.
What is a first-class internet account? I didn't know there were classifications for that, but I'll bite.

The workarounds depend on having a server admin who knows WTF they're doing, who can set up alternate ports for SMTP. Barring that, pay a few bucks a month for a hosting service that will let you send through them.

If you're referring to being prevented from running a server at home as a workaround, then you're way off base -- subscribers who want to run their own servers are already USING a workaround, because they don't want to use Comcast's servers or they like to tinker.
permalink · 2004-06-09 19:31:55 · Print · Reply to this
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