[kwlug disc.] Atria WiFi as ISP

[Khalid Baheyeldin]

> They've cut my connection in the past.  My crime?  Running a web and email
> server.


Many ISPs  these days block the SMTP port because of zombie PCs used to
deliver spam.

Initially Rogers looked the other way when you ran an email server. Later
they
blocked the port, and now they allow you to run it through their own SMTP
server, but cap the number of messages per day.

I have been running like that for some time with no problems.

(I was accused of all kinds of web mischief – including running certain
> well-known software products that are riddled with security holes - that
> had
> nothing to do with the event).  I'll avoid Rogers wherever possible from
> now
> on.  They may have improved their technical service standards, but they're
> still the same company.
>

I sympathize. Talking to tech support who read from scripts is not fun.
Not that it is uniquely Rogers though.
-- 
Khalid M. Baheyeldin
2bits.com, Inc.
http://2bits.com
Drupal optimization, development, customization and consulting.
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