[kwlug-disc] So, I took the plunge... Mail In A Box

Stuart Seeley stuart at lowlevel.ca
Thu Feb 22 14:09:37 EST 2018


Yeah, that outbound block has been in place for many years... keeps all the
infected computers from being able to send spam.

Stuart

On Thu, Feb 22, 2018 at 11:05 AM, bob+kwlug at softscape.ca <
bob+kwlug at softscape.ca> wrote:

> The real Bob wrote:
>
> > To be fair, I think it's actually Rogers that blocks outbound port 25
> > for Teksavvy's cable offering. Either through technical means, or
> > through legal (contractual) means.  It's also the reason Teksavvy
> > doesn't offer static IPs on straight non-MLPPP cable connections.
> >
> > The outbound port 25 block is still in place, as far as I can tell.
> > Inbound port 25 works fine. So if you're OK with asymmetrical mail
> > delivery you *can* run a mail server with Teksavvy.
>
> Oh! Cool. I didn't even think of the fact it might be a Cable only
> restriction. Thanks for pointing that out.
>
> I wasn't being critical of that policy. T'was just FYI.
>
> Frankly, I think it generally has more benefit than harm for the bulk of
> users on cable. But you can make arguments in many dimensions about it.
>
> (The other),
> Bob.
>
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