Looking for ISP, again

[Ian Zimmerman]

On 8/8/05, CLIFFORD ILKAY <clifford_ilkay-biY6FKoJMRdBDgjK7y7TUQ at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> On August 8, 2005 11:49, Ian Zimmerman wrote:
> > On 8/8/05, CLIFFORD ILKAY <clifford_ilkay-biY6FKoJMRdBDgjK7y7TUQ at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> > > On August 8, 2005 10:57, Ian Zimmerman wrote:
> > > > I am sorry if this dead horse has been beaten enough already
> > > > ...
> > > >
> > > > Just moved to the area (in 905 actually) and looking for a
> > > > broadband ISP that is at least not Linux hostile.
> > > >
> > > > I have read the entire June-July thread about this.
> > > > Rogers' blocking of outgoing port 25 would be a problem for me.
> > >
> > > [snip]
> > >
> > > If Rogers blocking port 25 is a problem for you, then your
> > > choices should be limited to those ISPs that will provide you
> > > with a static IP address that is not on a RBL and quite likely
> > > one that will provide a reverse DNS that will resolve to the
> > > domain name you want to use. Even with Rogers Business High
> > > Speed, where port 25 was not blocked last time I checked, using a
> > > local SMTP server would result in messages being bounced or
> > > blocked by the anti spam measures of the ISPs of some of the
> > > recipients. The problem is that some RBLs classify the Rogers IP
> > > addresses as being on IP blocks assigned to dial up users.
> >
> > No, I don't connect directly to recip's MX addresses; I just want
> > to use a smarthost different from Rogers', one that trusts me.
> 
> Then blockage on port 25 should not be a problem at all. You can
> connect on another port or tunnel traffic for port 25 across ssh or
> ipsec.

Okay, maybe.  Does anyone know if they block outgoing 465 or 587?
Not likely?
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