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Just a trick to make up pay more money

I had my port 25 inbound and outboud blocked by comcast 2 days ago.
I was pissed, they did not inform us.
I have a Linux 'Desktop' getting all teh e-mail and sending all my e-mail to smtp.comcast.net.
Of course nothing worked.

I called customer service and they sent me to Security office, when someone confirmed that my port has been blocked as I had 'spam' problems, and I might have virus on my computer ( a linux desktop).

The guy insisted me to reconfigure my client to use port 587 and use comcasty Web mail.
Of course he had no clue of what Postfix is, he was just concern taht I called my Linux Desktop as a Server and they donot allow 'Servers'.

So basically he had no clue as regardless if I use my Linux machine as a gateway for my e-mail ( what I call Server), I could perfectly use is as my 'Desktop' machine, and have postfix deal with my e-mail, my free linux antivirus, my free linux antiphishing, and my free linux antispam.

FInally he opened my port when I threaten them to cancell my account. He still said that if I gto reports of spammers using my server they will close the port again.

Anyway still they have no clue, they simply want us to pay more money. There are free tools in the internet to find a open e-mail relay, http://www.checkor.com/, and actually you can do one very easily using telnet. and Unfortunately for Comcast mine is not one of the open-relays they are so concerned.

I am going to dump them, maybe ATT DSL, or unfortunatelly Comcast Bussiness, that now they have a nice promotion taht for teh same money I can have my own Static IP , and they warranty 3 hours response in any issue, they guarantee that they do not block the standard internet ports, and they do not give us the unnecesaary Web e-mail and other stupid services taht I do not need.

I just need open internet pipe and I can do whatever I want with it if I satisfy the DNS/e-mail configuration requirements on the Internet.

Said that, as may of you say, it is good that they do that so spam can be cut, but as I sais before , they have the automatic tools to check if a port is legitimate or spam. They simply refused to use them.


Thanks to all for your comments, I thought I was the only one havin gthe problem

Posted by: fmanso   Posted on: 10/23/07 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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