[ale] less spam is good

James P. Kinney III jkinney at localnetsolutions.com
Sat Jul 3 17:49:16 EDT 2004


Actually there are no _real_ legit email servers on Comcast. Their usage
agreement specifically forbids any and all server type applications. It
is strictly for bottom-feeders, I mean end-user applications.

On Sat, 2004-07-03 at 13:15, Thomas Holmquist wrote:
> I feel sorry for all the people running legit email servers on their comcast 
> line...
> Why can't ISPs make outgoing email blocking opt-out?
> 
> On Saturday 03 July 2004 12:59, Bob Kruger wrote:
> > About 10% drop here...
> >
> > Bob
> >
> > James P. Kinney III wrote:
> > >I have noticed a DRAMATIC decrease in spam count since the announcement
> > >that Comcast began shutting off port 25 for their customers. The
> > >incoming spam is about 50% less than a week ago.
> > >
> > >Anyone else noticing a drop?
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