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  justinAustralian
join:1999-05-28
New York, NY
kudos:7 | spam spam spam spam! Mail! mail servers listen on this port for incoming connections that means.. yes, more spam. | |
| | | SMTP is a mail host A spammer doesn't need your box to run smtp to send you spam; they just need access to an smtp host to relay mail to your smtp host. If you're hosting your own mailservers you'll need this port open.
Given the excellent free mailservers available for Windows, *BSD and Linux, it's not unreasonable (as long as it doesn't violate your TOS) to host your own mail. For Windows, »www.mailenable.com has an excellent package that includes extensive anti-relaying protection.
regards,
brian in ca | |
| | |  how do you CLOSE port 25?
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|  DavidNow accepting new patientsPremium,VIP
join:2002-05-30
Granite City, IL
kudos:78 | SBC Blocking port 25 update.. Please see this thread about SBCYahoo/SBCIS customers and this port being blocked.
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| | |  Knology is blocking port 25 inbound and outbound
If you stay with Knology, your only option for static IP address without ports blocked is to go to business service which starts at more than twice the price of residential service. | |
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