setting up cable internet connection

[Rick Stevens]

Jakarta wrote:
> * dalen (dalen at czexan.net) on [040325 09:09] thus spake:
> 
> 
>>Keith,
>>   You might check if Comcast has other sub ISPs that allow servers.  
>>TimeWarner used to only have RoadRunner which disallows servers.  Now 
>>they also have AOL, Stic.net, and Earthlink.  Stic.net and Earthlink 
>>allow non-commercial servers on residential accounts and do not block 
>>ports.  I use Earthlink now for this reason.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Dale
> 
> 
> I believe Road Runner allows non-commercial servers as well. I run
> http/smtp/ssh/etc. without any problems. They only block samba/netbios
> at the router level (ports 137-139) but that is because of security
> issues.

Time Warner/RoadRunner in in Orange County, CA also block SMTP to all
but their own servers.
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