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Date:      Sun, 26 Jan 2003 01:35:04 +0100
From:      dick hoogendijk <dick@nagual.st>
To:        freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: sendmail configuration - how to route all mail through my ISP
Message-ID:  <20030126003504.GA11817@nagual.st>
In-Reply-To: <000b01c2c4bc$e259d8f0$0408060a@furrie.net>
References:  <3E341CC9.40402@wbs-inc.com> <20030125213254.GA6654@nagual.st> <000b01c2c4bc$e259d8f0$0408060a@furrie.net>

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On 25 Jan Chris Phillips wrote:
> From: "dick hoogendijk" <dick@nagual.st>
> > However, I don't get how your ISP can block *outgoing* connects of
> > your sendmail. Some isp's block incoming connects on 25.
 
> *** FYI ***
> FreeServe, Energis & Demon are doing just this.
> I am informed that this kind of action is due to AOL getting uppety
> with Demon & forcing them to restrict their network simliarly, due to
> AOL customers being SPAMMED by mail that appears to originate from
> Demon Networks...
> 
> BT is doing similar to their dynamic IP customers...
> 
> Thought this might interest a few of you ;-)

Doesn't sound good. It sucks.
Thought things were bad in Holland, but here some isp's only block
incoming #25 (and that is easely beaten ;-))
And even that give quite a stirr.. and very few therefor do so.

-- 
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++ Running FreeBSD 4.7 ++ Debian GNU/Linux (Woody)

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