comcast blocking smtp25

[jkinz at kinz.org (Jeff Kinz)]

On Thu, Jul 14, 2005 at 11:48:09PM -0400, David Hummel wrote:
> 
> Right, starting with the whole AOL fiasco a while back.  Nonetheless,
> Comcast does selectively block SMTP out, which is even worse.  I don't
> see any reason not to use the smart host, which solves both problems.

The smart host helps a lot, but unfortunately, Comcast has their own set
of stupidities.

Comcast limits outgoing email to 20 addresses  per email and something
less than 300 per day.

Exceed these limits and they shut you off from emailing completely for
at least 3 or 4 days.

For example, if you forward or copy all your incoming email to another
address for whatever reason, or send an email out to a mail alias that
consists of all your siblings and cousins.

I have hit the Comcast limits both of these ways.  

Comcast will willingly lie directly to your face abut these policies.
If you ask Comcast about these policies they will deny that they exist.

But if you hit them and get blocked when you chase the problem down with
them, they will tell why you were blocked.  

'Le sux.  And they won't sell a business service into a residential
structure. (I've tried).

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