Re: RR: Yay or Nay?
- From: Mike McGinn <mikemcginn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 03 Apr 2008 22:59:22 -0400
jayjwa wrote:
I can't think of any ISP that will *NOT* block port 25. I have two domains hosted on Google mail. No headaches -- no use of port 25. Think about it.
I've finally got a chance to move off the connection I have now to a
Road Runner cable modem. The clear advantage will be the speed up, as
I'm on 6Kb/s (rate-limited down to 2Kb/s after being connected a few
hours...they think I wouldn't notice?) PPP dial-in link right now. For
the cost of the dedicated line and PPP account, I could get this RR
deal with cable modem, and I guess phone, over same said cable modem,
such as a friend has (I haven't checked out the phone part much, I'm
not so interested in that bit).
I'm slow to jump on this because:
1) I've heard RR is into blocking ports, namely tcp/25. That would
kill my mail server. I'm not about to do the relay-thru-your-ISP bit
as that kills any control benefit over my own mail that running one's
own server grants him, thus making the practice pointless.
2) They are Windows-centric. Try browsing their website and you'll see
what I mean. Use Lynx for some real fun. However, I hear nowdays you
don't have to run some login.exe program but only make a DHCP request
to get your IP and off you go. Likewise, I've heard stories that
tech-support can basically tell you how to restart Internet Explorer
and change the homepage, but are lost beyond that, stating they 'don't
support linux'. For my current ISP, I had to lie and say I was running
Windows XP before they'd even give me their DNS servers' IP addresses.
3) Strict AUP enforcement. Every ISP under the sun has them, but my
ISP now is real cool about not bothering me. If you take time to read
the fine print, most AUPs state you can only send happy emails through
their designated email servers and browse the web on your Windows
computer. Stuff like P2P, Bittorrent, running services/servers, making
in-bound connections, and the like are forbidden. However, I found
that if you're not bothering anyone, sucking up all the bandwidth or
spamming, most ISPs let you be.
This will be a major change, because I'll have to close down the
land-line and cancel the account. Switching back in case RR does turn
out to be the port-police really won't be possible (without alot of
headache). Given this, especially point #1 above, what do you think?
Stand with the slow and steady turtle, or risk it for a speedy bird
that might turn out to be nothing but a big turkey?
I have Optimum Online. Love their service. I had an XP computer at home at the time I set up the account (not sure if it really did anything). I don't really remember much about the setup, it was over five years ago. Since then I pretty much have not had to do a thing. The service has been down twice since I had it (that I noticed in over five years). I had to call tech support once, and they were good. The speeds up and down are better that we get at work with the T1.
I would go for it.
--
Mike McGinn
"more kidneys than eyes"
Registered Linux User 377849
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