Looking for ISP, again

[Ian Zimmerman]

On 8/11/05, Lennart Sorensen <lsorense-1wCw9BSqJbv44Nm34jS7GywD8/FfD2ys at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> Well I use rogers (due to lack of choices) and I don't actually ever
> check my rogers email account, which is available through webmail among
> other methods.  No idea about spam etc on it.
> 
> As for the other stuff, I imagine they have some windows software for
> that included on the install cd that I still haven't taken out of the
> shrinkwrap.  It said something about windows/mac on it so I ignored it.
> 
> Plug in cable mode, wait for sync, use dhcp, and you are done.  Nothing
> else needs to be done for it to work for normal client level of use.
> 
> My main email is done via ssh to a linux machine where I run screen and
> mutt which has served me well for years through a number of ISPs.
> 
> They block a few ports as far as I know, but I haven't really done much
> with the connection other than http/ftp client for installing software
> upgrades, viewing web pages, and doing ssh to various places (and in to
> my system from outside too) and that port has worked fine.
> 
> I imagine trying to run a server (in violation of terms of use of
> course) would probably be a bit more difficult.

If it's just mail filtering I couldn't care less; I will handle my
mail in a way similar to yours.

I am more concerned they do some application level filtering over http.

Ian
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