Re: ISPs are blocking port 445?
On Thu, Oct 10, 2002 at 04:35:36PM -0500, Gerald Livingston wrote:
> Time Warner blocked 80 here but they are polite enough to scan 25 for
> open relays. From the rejected messages in Exim it appears that if they
> find one they will at least inform you before locking it down. (Messages
> deleted so I can't copy the text. Appears to be roughly a monthly scan.)
Use ipchains to block those site to poke around you. They usually come
from few fixed IP. I block NNTP scan for ATTBI (Old @HOME cable)
For SMTP, use ISP smarthost for outbound.
For inbound, I get mail outside and use fetchmail to get them home.
Cheers
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