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

[Stuart Seeley]

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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