Comcast Gets Tough on Spam 405
WeakGeek writes "The Washington Post is reporting that Comcast, the nation's largest broadband ISP, has started blocking port 25 to reduce Spam. Jeanne Russo said Comcast is not blocking port 25 for all its users because it does not want to remove the option for legitimate customers who process their own e-mail. So the company is monitoring traffic and picking out machines that look suspicious. By blocking port 25, they say they cut Spam by 20% last week." ZDnet has another article, with a nice statistic: Comcast generates 800 million email messages/day, but only about 100 million of those are sent through Comcast's SMTP servers.
E-mail Advertising? (Score:5, Funny)
"Wow! I think I'll find out more about this Viiagraa! Thanks hf387hfjsd73@hotmail.com!"
Largest in the nation? (Score:4, Funny)
Oh.. your nation.. not my nation?
Sorry, I forgot there was no other part of the world.
Re:Largest in the nation? (Score:1, Funny)
Re:All in the name of stopping spammers... (Score:2, Funny)
Sure. Just hand over the exact physical address where all these dickhead spammers are, along with admissable evidence of their illegal and disruptive activities, to the appropriate local authorities for arrest. While you're waiting for the warrants to issue you might consider finding ways to make bulk unsolicited emailing unprofitable. My guess is you'll have enough time to create and implement a solution before the bad guys are pulled off the streets
education is the solution (Score:4, Funny)
tell your small dicked friends!
Re:what about mistakes? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Lets see... (Score:4, Funny)
The following is only antidotal, but...
(cough) that's Anectdotal.
Unless you think your following statement is countering some effect of a poison... wait, maybe it is. Er, carry on
Re:E-mail Advertising? (Score:3, Funny)
Looks like you just blew it! HAHA! Now the money is ALL MINE!
Oh wait! Damn....
Re:E-mail Advertising? (Score:3, Funny)
You think that's bad, the Sci-Fi channel is now advertising "Enzyte - Natural Male Enhancement" tablets. So not only do I have to suffer through penis enlargement messages on my computer, but I have to see it during commercial breaks while watching my favorite Sliders episodes. Somebody should tell the (female) exec who runs that channel that penis enlargement pills don't work.