Re: Is there any issue with reportbug in unstabl or bugs.debian.org?
On Tue 08 Nov 2011 at 10:57:27 -0700, Bob Proulx wrote:
> Good information. Thanks for sharing it.
>
> A possible downside to that setting is that your host will try to
> connect directly to the reportbug.debian.org host on smtp port 25. By
> itself that is fine. But many networks today block port 25 as an
> anti-spam from local virus infected MS-PCs measure. On those networks
> such a setting will be blocked from connecting directly. Blocking
> port 25 outbound is becoming more and more common.
Instead of penalising many 1000s of legitimate users the network
administrators could remove the connectivity of the offenders. Why don't
they? My own ISP conducts regular sweeps for open relays and has an
abuse department which takes rigorous action to prevent its network
being a source of UBE.
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