Xtra to close 25/TCP Outbound...

Discussion:

Dustin, Dave

2006-04-03 03:35:16 UTC

Note they don't explictly state Outbound. I've yet to heard if inbound (for
those of us running Exchange at home) will be blocked as well.

Dave

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From: Mark Foster [mailto:***@blakjak.net]
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Subject: FYI: Xtra to close 25/TCP Outbound...

http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3623905a28,00.html

About Time!

Those of you who use Xtra, who are using alternative SMTP resources for
outbound mail, might pay to point back at smtp.xtra.co.nz...

Mark.
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Mark Foster

2006-04-03 03:37:51 UTC

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I've made an assumption I guess. However given their cited reasons, I
can't see that blocking it inbound would do anything but cause an uproar.

One can only hope they're not _that_ stupid... !

Post by Dustin, Dave
Note they don't explictly state Outbound. I've yet to heard if inbound (for
those of us running Exchange at home) will be blocked as well.
Dave
-----Original Message-----
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Subject: FYI: Xtra to close 25/TCP Outbound...
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3623905a28,00.html
About Time!
Those of you who use Xtra, who are using alternative SMTP resources for
outbound mail, might pay to point back at smtp.xtra.co.nz...
Mark.
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Kerry Thompson

2006-04-03 04:15:08 UTC

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Post by Mark Foster
I've made an assumption I guess. However given their cited reasons, I
can't see that blocking it inbound would do anything but cause an uproar.
One can only hope they're not _that_ stupid... !

I believe they will be blocking both inbound and outbound, with the option
of opting out if you have sufficient reasons to be using it.

The NBR story last week has a little more information

http://www.nbr.co.nz/home/column_article.asp?id=14776&cid=3&cname=Technology

it also looks like they will be monitoring traffic for port-25 usage, and
contacting those customers which are currently sending traffic over it.

Kerry
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Dave - Dave.net.nz

2006-04-03 04:17:37 UTC

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Hope is similar to assuming... it's not usually a good thing to rely on

Post by Mark Foster
One can only hope they're not _that_ stupid... !