Re: ISPs are blocking port 445? - att
hi ya
attbi is trying to prevent users from running servers at home
( think its a hopeless problem but they can keep trying
i say, sooner or later, tv signals from lot more tv viewers
will pay the price since they all share the same cable...
( another il-concieved idea?? - good enough for now though )
c ya
alvin
On Thu, 10 Oct 2002, Osamu Aoki wrote:
> 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.
>
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