Anti-spam methods (was: Re: Comcast blocking port 25? (not what you think))

[bscott at ntisys.com]

On Mon, 10 May 2004, at 7:05pm, travis at scootz.net wrote:
> I think what the problem that people have is what they think the internet
> is..

  Exactly.  And regardless of what people *think* it is, the situation is as
I described it.  You cannot connect to an intangible like the Internet.  
You can only connect to someone's equipment -- be it Comcast or MV
Communications.  This only matters if you're unhappy, of course.  But then,
if you were happy, we wouldn't be having this discussion.

  One usually does try to pick the best "somebody" available, of course.  
Given the choice between a national, mass-market, clueless provider like
Comcast, or a local, cluefull, friendly ISP like MV, I'd take the local guy
every time.

> Luckally there are ISPs that understand this (MV is a great example)  
> where they give you an IP and as long as you don't break the law and do
> other stupid stuff you're left alone.

  They're small enough to handle the spam problem on a case-by-case basis.  
Large ISPs have little choice but to resort to rather heavy-handed tactics.  
One more reason to choose the local guy.

-- 
Ben Scott <bscott at ntisys.com>
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