[olug] Cox's last straw

Luke -Jr luke at dashjr.org
Sat Aug 4 19:10:20 UTC 2007


On Saturday 04 August 2007 16:26, Sean Kelly wrote:
> Up to now, this whole subject has been nothing but continual rehashing of
> the same thing.

Also more details, and more potential courses of corrective action.

> Problems:
>  * Cox blocks port 25
>  * Some people don't trust Cox for their mail service
>  * Discussing the problem with Cox is difficult
>  * There is no "hobbyist" tier
>  * There is little choice for other broadband service providers
     * Cox's mail servers are blacklisted for sending real spam
>
> Suggestions:
>  * Don't give Cox your money
>  * Protest in Atlanta
>  * Post to the Cox newsgroups
>  * Use Qwest DSL
>  * Colo your own server somewhere
     * Put together a petition to Cox

Sitting here doing nothing won't solve the problem. We should organize some 
effort so Cox is aware they are pissing off more than just one guy with this.



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