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On Sunday 13 June 2004 10:51 am, Robert Snyder wrote:
> On Sun, 13 Jun 2004 10:34:38 -0400, Larry Brown
>
> <larry.brown@dimensionnetworks.com> wrote:
> > And slowly, inch by inch, the freedoms deminish... Why stop at 25?
>
> Yes but you forget that the Comcast Net block has some of the worst
> spammers and zombie machine( machines that are infected with a mailer
> worm) out there ....
>
> I am not a fan of comcast.... Actually I hate comcast living guts to
> the point of if I saw some one working for comcast and tried pushing
> there half assed service on me I would punch them in the face. But I
> do appuald them for starting to finally take action about these
> spammers and zombie machines. I mean running a mail server off
> Comcast residential services is kinda point less with the fact that it
> uses DHCP.( it made more sense when comcast gave out static ips) And
> if some one wants to run a mail server like that they can call comcrap
> and order there business package. Personally I think all ISPs should
> block port 25 except on business accoutns or residential accounts with
> Static ips. I just dont see the need to run a mail server any more
> when there is so many great free email and free email server a website
> host would provide. I seen website hosting as low at 4.99 a month
> with 50 email accounts with 100 meg storage on each account pop3/smtp
> . But maybe it me but finally comcast is doing the right thing and
> dont need to hear how our freedoms are deminished. Internet service
> is not a Freedom it is a service that you pay for and you are at the
> will of the ISP.....
Crikey all mighty!
You "don't need to hear"?!?
Did you wake up on the wrong side Robert?
(I just started following this thread, backwards I might add. )
Sorry but some of us have a little more going on than what you seem to see.
Besides it's our right to do so should we choose to.
It's called freedom.
Now some people tend to want the government or some other body, to just rake
things down to the lowest common denominator.
That attitude hampers a LOT of innovation, never mind freedom. Just because
you don't see it as valuable does not mean someone else doesn't.
Good companies tend to want to offer things that customers see as valuable. I
support and service a number of different servers which would be very hard
indeed if my ports where shut down.
I understand frustration over spam. But not punishing all for what a few does.
Note on above. Germany is a place where I've found people are mostly a
confused lot until you tell them what to do. They love the fact that the
neighborhood cop knows where almost each and every local person is should
they need help, or whatever. It's simply astounding how big big brother is
over there!
Americans tend to be more independant.
Of course these are big generalizations and should be taken with a pinch of
salt.
But my sig tells all of how I feel about it.
- --
Steve
"They that would give up essential liberty for temporary safety deserve
neither liberty nor safety."
Benjamin Franklin
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