| Cox Blocks Cox-Internet has been blocking inbound ports 25 and 80 for a while. This means home hi-speed subscribers could not host family websites and e-mail. I had to upgrade to the so called "business" plan to get the static IP and port filters removed. This pretty much sucked because it cost $20.00 more a month. I was thinking about switching over to the Xtreme DSL from bell south but may hold off now.
Just wondering, has anyone heard of cox performing system upgrades in the Central Louisiana area? We're still paying $$$ for 1024/128!! |
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| Actually, simply blocking port 80 doesn't disallow http traffic -- you just have to set up the home web server to use some other port, and have people connect to your server via "http://my.website.com:someport/"
A little harder for people to type, perhaps, but not impossible to do. |
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| Yeah. I wasn't too worried about the website of it. I was more aggrevated at the inbound SMTP to machines other than cox's mail severs was being blocked. You can use a DNS provider such as dnsexit.com and let the redirect be performed there. User type »www.mywebsite.com and dnsexit forwards it to »mystatic.com:82 or whatever. I was unable to find a way to redirect the mail other than setting a relay on the outside to forward to a different port for on my mail server. Hence I pay a little extra. I do hope cox upgrades their service in the area soon.. |
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 nixenRockin' the BoxenPremium
join:2002-10-04
Alexandria, VA | said by Joe P:
Yeah. I wasn't too worried about the website of it. I was more aggrevated at the inbound SMTP to machines other than cox's mail severs was being blocked.
But it comes down to, "what services are you paying for" and "what does your ToS say?" If you aren't paying for a server-oriented service and/or have a ToS that prohibits running servers, then you really don't have room to complain.
If those types of activities are critical to you, find a service that allows it and PAY for it (and trust me, those services are considerably more expensive).
-tom
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"There are 10 types of people in the world... those who understand binary and those who don't."
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