[ale] DSL static IP

[Jim Popovitch]

On Wed, 2007-07-04 at 13:33 -0400, Jeremy T. Bouse wrote:
> Paul Cartwright wrote:
> > ok, so I upgraded to the 3Mb DSL w/BS, JUST so I could get the free ATT wi-fi 
> > connection at airports, etc.. $5 more a month doubled my speed, gave me the 
> > free wi-fi AND I got a static IP out of it. SO..... what can I do with the 
> > static IP that I couoldn't do before? With speedfactory or speakeasy I could 
> > probably run my own mail server & domain, but I don't think the TOS for BS 
> > allows that, or am I wrong..
> > 
> > 
> 
> 	With BS/ATT not a whole lot... It's still not enough to get them to
> remove the 25/tcp port block to any server but their mail servers, 

25/tcp is blocked on OUTBOUND, not inbound.  So... you CAN run your own
mail server.   Just setup postfix/exim/sendmail on your box to accept
inbound and use BS's upstream mail servers as your outbound "smart
host".

-Jim P.