Comcast Blocks Port 25

[Prometheus]

Comcast, the nation's largest cable provider and self-proclaimed "biggest spammer on the internet", may finally begin "targeted" blocking of some users' outgoing port 25/tcp traffic to help reduce spam. The tactic, discussed at length in a previous BBR report, has grown in popularity among ISP's; particularly with the increase of infected PC's acting as unwitting spam relays.



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[Jason]

Its about time. I say we put spammers in a Pay Per View Steel Cage No holds Barred Cage match against one another. Winner gets to go free while the loser gets 5 to life in a cell with a big guy named bubba.

[Prometheus]

Yay indeed

[james]

for those of us who run our own mail servers, this is a bit disconcerting. As long as it isn't a blanket block and there are decent appeal procedures, all is ok. Though I know many ISPs do blanket block 25, and that is tres annoying

[Dragon]

my isp shut me off once for spamming. i was pissed. i can block outgoing port 25 locally cant i?