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Subject: 
Re: skirting port blocking?
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Date: 
Thu, 26 Feb 2004 17:47:19 GMT
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"Matthew Miller" <mattdm@mattdm.org> wrote in message
news:slrnc3s027.249.mattdm@jadzia.bu.edu...

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Yup, as I understand from the Windows folks, it was a nightmare. And
stopping the outgoing flood means less people getting new versions of the
mail, so it does slow down the spread. We just blocked it at BU for
Resnet, but we do allow students to relay through our main SMTP servers,
even if they're using a non-BU from address.

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This is exactly what I do at work to reply to my non-work e-mail.  Anything
I send from my Mindspring account at work gets routed through our Exchange
server.  It was trivial to set Outlook up to do this too.

Mike


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(...) Unfortunately, some ISPs (verizon, I believe is one) make it so their server only lets you use a From address with their domain name on it. (21 years ago, 26-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)

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(...) Yup, as I understand from the Windows folks, it was a nightmare. And stopping the outgoing flood means less people getting new versions of the mail, so it does slow down the spread. We just blocked it at BU for Resnet, but we do allow students (...) (21 years ago, 26-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)

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