The Tuesday 2005-01-25 at 01:34 +0100, Örn Einar Hansen wrote:
99,99% of all ISP's don't block port 25 for any moral reasons, whatsoever. It's purely a buisness reason. It's to be able to charge "extra" from anyone who wants or needs extensive mail services. In fact, I'm more likely to get "blocked" by using my ISP, than I am using my own ... since when I do use my ISP, I'm in a pool with thousands of users, of whome there may be hundreds of spammers. Our common denominator (My ISP) is what is going to put us all, including (innocent ;-) me, into the same basket.
Right, I couldn't agree more. But there is something I don't understand. Your IP belongs to your ISP. How do you ensure that yours is not blocked when your ISP's is? They surely belong to the same pool. Only if your IP is fixed, and listed as such, you have a chance, but the blacklists lists ranges, or do they block IP by IP?
When I think of many modern buisnesses, I'm constantly reminded of a "black humor" lyric (originally in Icelandic, doesn't rime in english):
I'm the indian, hackle and harmony. I'm also a buisnessman. Cut off their "baldy", dry it and harden sell it back to them, at extreme prices.
Mmm, I don't quite get it... I must get some sleep right now, I guess ;-) -- Cheers, Carlos Robinson