[kwlug disc.] Atria WiFi as ISP

[Bob Jonkman]

Check out http://teksavvy.com  Generous UAP (no restriction on servers), 
  cheaper than Bell, more literate than most phone support.

I'm a happy customer, no other affiliation.

--Bob.


Khalid Baheyeldin wrote:
>> 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.
> 
> 
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