I verified it again and the following ports seem to be having troubles: Incoming (into my home IP) - 25 - 110 - 80
... (22,53 still seem to work) Outgoing - 25 (I can only get to the telus mail server) I use my mail server for testing purposes. So if I open port 587 will other MTAs looking at my MX record know that they should look at that port also? I can't believe they blocked 80 also ... this is absolutely critical for the SOAP protocol based partially on the premise that port 80 will remain open even if a firewall is in place. Not to mention the thousands of people having their home pictures on their home server. I think that what I will do is the following: - Luckily I have access to another ISP through a datacenter - Since I want to keep the test machines at home (so that I don't have to keep running back and forth) I will make a permanent VPN between my home and the ISP and forward the ports stuff exposed on the datacenter side through VPN to my home test machines. On the outgoing side ... at least sending mail using telus' SMTP seems to work. Thanks, Tomas -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Niels Voll Sent: Friday, August 27, 2004 1:24 AM To: CLUG General Subject: Re: [clug-talk] Don't use Telus they block your ports yes, this started a few weeks ago - I noticed this first on July 14th when a friend of mine started having the same problem, and got some very helpful responses from some of our esteemed group members; Check out the threads around our previous discussion: http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/msg03173.html A typical overreaction by an organization too dumb / lazy to care, if their simplistic reaction to the spam problem is creating havoc with innocent bystanders. I have more choice language for that type of behavior, but this is a family mailing list :) If you have full control over your mail server, you may be able to enable it to listen on port 587. And then you can configure your email clients inside the Telus network to use that port for SMTP. Or you can send your outbound mail through the Telus mail server. I don't think they are rewriting your from address, so you can keep using your own mail server. When you say port 110 is blocked, do you mean inbound or outbound? Are you sure about that? It's the first time I've heard that. ...Niels Darcy Brodie, CJL wrote: > I have been told that if Telus holds the MX record for your email > server, that they will not block the port > > Darcy > > Tomas Florian wrote: > >> Over the last month I have been noticing slow but sure degradation of >> my internet service. I have two Linux boxe hosted outside of my home. >> They are SMTP servers so they use port 25 and strangely enough one >> day I noticed that I could not get into it from home. The connection >> always timed out. I thought it was down, I thought my firewall on the >> other side was messed, but whenever I tried to connect to it from non >> Telus ISP it worked. I thought coincidence, something must be wrong >> with my firewall and I kept digging (and putting the problem off >> until I had more ideas). Today I was trying to setup some temporary >> web server and mail server at home. Punching NAT forwarding in my >> Monowall router did not work, I tried it left and right, up and down >> . no luck. I tcpdumped the thing until it could not dump no more. I >> upgraded everything I could.. I reset everything I could. And then it >> finally clicked in: "It's as if there is a firewall on the Telus >> network" and then I though to my self . "Firewall on an ISP? No? It >> could not be . That is just .. well .. retarded!!" I actually gave up >> on this idea of a firewall were it not for some angel who somehow >> googled me into this thread: >> http://www.broadbandreports.com/forum/remark,10921793~mode=flat >> <http://www.broadbandreports.com/forum/remark,10921793%7Emode=flat> >> >> Finally proof of the impossible. >> >> You guys probably already know all this "news". But as you can >> imagine I'm in shock :`-( . >> >> I feel as if Telus cut of my right testicle. >> >> My lucky ports are gone: >> >> 25 >> >> 80 >> >> 110 >> >> And those are the only ones that I do know about, I can't even begin >> to imagine what else they are blocking that I don't even know. >> >> So what do I do now? What did you guys do? >> >> I was thinking of VPNing my whole infrastructure and keep it out of >> Telus's dirty hands but I'm so so afraid that they will block the VPN >> too . they got me . :`-( >> >> . ooh shit . I just had a bad though . my SSH? Will that be gone too? >> >> I feel like I'm at my high school computer lab . everything blocked >> off . it's making me claustrophobic. >> >> Ok I'm going crazy here . better stop :-P LOL >> >> Happy thoughts of bits zooming unhindered through the wires . smiling >> collision free . switched . routed arriving happily in their cozy >> listeners >> >> Happy thoughts of bits zooming unhindered through the wires . smiling >> collision free . switched . routed arriving happily in their cozy >> listeners >> >> Happy thoughts of bits zooming unhindered through the wires . smiling >> collision free . switched . routed arriving happily in their cozy >> listeners >> >> Happy thoughts of bits zooming unhindered through the wires . smiling >> collision free . switched . routed arriving happily in their cozy >> listeners >> >> Happy thoughts of bits zooming unhindered through the wires . smiling >> collision free . switched . routed arriving happily in their cozy >> listeners >> >> Happy thoughts of bits zooming unhindered through the wires . smiling >> collision free . switched . routed arriving happily in their cozy >> listeners >> >> Happy thoughts of bits zooming unhindered through the wires . smiling >> collision free . switched . routed arriving happily in their cozy >> listeners >> >> Happy thoughts of bits zooming unhindered through the wires . smiling >> collision free . switched . routed arriving happily in their cozy >> listeners >> >> You don't realize how much you love something until it's taken away >> from you . slowly .. you adapt . you think that it is all in your >> head . you adapt some more and next you realize that it is all gone. >> It's like some drama/horror movie. >> >> Ahh . very therapeutic LOL . :-P. tommorow's therapy will involve a >> telephone call to Telus on this topic >> >> Sorry for all this venting . and thanks for not blocking my email (or >> we don't know yet, until I hit the send button) >> >> Tomas >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> clug-talk mailing list >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca >> >> > > > > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca
