graysonf
Premium,MVM
join:1999-07-16
Fort Lauderdale, FL
| reply to wesm
Re: Earthlink blocks port 25 outgoing!
Earthlink/Mindspring does not allow any type of servers to be run from residential DSL or dialup accounts. It's in their AUP, so the fact that servers aren't allowed shouldn't be news to any of their impacted customers.
The difference now is that rather than merely prohibiting mail servers (and connections to off domain servers) via AUP, they are insuring the prohibition by technical means.
While this is new to Earthlink, Mindspring has been doing it for quite some time. I suppose the recent merger of the two has allowed some of the Mindspring mindset to migrate to the company that gobbled Mindspring up.
Look for similar announcements soon in other Earthlink owned former Mindspring aquisitions, if they haven't already been made - places like Netcom - if they even still have an identity of their own.
And yes, there are ISPs that do cater to those who wish to run servers. I shopped around to find the service and policies I need to operate the way I want to. There's no reason any of the impacted Earthlink customers can't vote with their feet and wallets. It may cost them more, but in my case it didn't.
I can get garbage DSL service from numerous ISPs with draconian AUPs, or excellent and accomodating service for the same price - to the penny. |
