[ale] bittorrent issues with Bellsouth

[Geoffrey]

Jeremy T. Bouse wrote:
> Smeadspam wrote:
>> Jeremy T. Bouse wrote:
>>   
>>>     Hmm... I downloaded the Fedora 9 DVD image via bittorrent the other 
>>> night myself. I'm on a 6MB AT&T/BS DSL line... I started it when I went 
>>> to bed around 10:30pm and it was just finishing up while I was enjoying 
>>> breakfast the next morning at 6am.
>>>
>>>     Now if it matters, I have my AT&T/BS provided modem in pass-thru 
>>> mode and have a Linksys device running OpenWRT doing the PPPoE 
>>> authentication. I also do my own QOS throttling on my side as well. Only 
>>> problems I've had with my line is the sudden unexpected disappearance 
>>> and reappearance of dial tone one time that no one can give me a 
>>> straight answer on and the fraking port 25/tcp outbound blocking.  
>>>     
>> Port 25 Blocking has been well discussed before.  The general gist seems 
>> to be that AT&T has an opt-out (possibly for business only customers)
>> but that does not "yet" apply to Bellsouth.net customers.  Bellsouth has 
>> had this block for DSL customers since about '04.  Best advice I can 
>> offer is assume you're
>> blocked until you prove otherwise.
>>   
>     Yes AT&T has the opt-out but as you mention it doesn't apply to old 
> BS customers.

It does not apply to NEW BS customers either, as I just got their 
service after the recent Speedfactory debacle.


-- 
Until later, Geoffrey

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