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[Aahz]

In article <mailman.370.1115824344.29826.python-list at python.org>,
Paul McNett  <p at ulmcnett.com> wrote:
>Ville Vainio wrote:
>>
>> FWIW, In Finland all home *DSL and Cable internet connections (that I
>> know of) are connected "directly" to the internet (in the sense that
>> all ports are open). Blocking is reserved for the modem, just the way
>> it should be...
>
>Sure, that's how it is here in the US too. 
>
>  [...]
>
>[1] Although, some ISP's are taking it upon themselves to drop or reject 
>port 25 traffic. A wrong but understandable stopgap solution to the 
>problem of peoples toy machines getting infected by malware - at least 
>those machines won't be able to send mailbombs anywhere else.

I've heard of other kinds of port-blocking, too, making it difficult or
impossible to set up VPNs, for example.
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