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&gt; From: ale-bounces at ale.org [<a  rel="nofollow" href="mailto:ale-bounces";>mailto:ale-bounces</a> at ale.org]On Behalf Of
&gt; Jonathan Rickman
&gt; Sent: Saturday, July 31, 2004 1:23 PM
&gt; To: 'Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts'
&gt; Subject: RE: [ale] Can't connect to services with DSL connection
&gt;
&gt;
&gt;
&gt; &gt; Just another example of the ISP taking charge and making
&gt; &gt; defaults.  And they are forgotten.
&gt; &gt;
&gt; &gt; IMHO: Blocking the ports only slow down the spread to other
&gt; &gt; subnets. When Mindspring/Earthlink started blocking I could
&gt; &gt; still send mail to users in my same public WAN subnet.  That
&gt; &gt; is all a worm needs when you have a dynamic IP.  Can make for
&gt; &gt; some interesting browsing too.
&gt;
&gt;
&gt; Tha Alltel Speedstream 5200 configuration blocks all incoming traffic except
&gt; for GRE and only permits outbound HTTP, HTTPS, POP3, IMAP, and SMTP. Since
&gt; this is performed at the end user's connection device, it accomplishes
&gt; exactly what it was intended to do. While Trey is correct in saying that
&gt; they should make it more well known that this is done, your criticism of
&gt; their policy is misplaced. Here is an ISP who is doing the right thing, at
&gt; the right place, and you are still critical. Had they done nothing at all,
&gt; you would probably criticize them for that. They are not blocking traffic,
&gt; they are simply sending out a device that is secure by default. You are
&gt; still free to change it, as Trey has recently discovered. IMNSHO that is the
&gt; way things should be done. But as long as people have opinions, I suppose it
&gt; will just be a case of damned if you do, damned if you don't.
&gt;
&gt; As far as I'm concerned, Alltel did it right.
&gt;
&gt; Trey, you can do a number of different things with the little Speedstream
&gt; boxes. You should poke around in there a little. You'll find that you can
&gt; tweak the settings to your heart's content.
&gt;
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&gt; Jonathan
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