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Originally posted by Elli
This is what I found:
"Netopia's Hot Spot solution also features "family-friendly" content filtering that runs on Netopia's back-end servers. The content controls filter "millions" of URLs that are updated on a daily basis and are enforced by Netopia's Wi-Fi gateways."
from http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/News_story_more_607.php
"Port 25: How Port 25 Management works to block SPAM
Port 25 Management
BellSouth is committed to providing our Internet Service customers with a safe and secure online experience. We are continuously monitoring and improving our built-in MailGuard Anti-Spam and Anti-Virus e-mail service to help shield you from many of the hazards of being online.
BellSouth is now implementing a new Spam reducing service called Port 25 Management. It is automatically applied to all new BellSouth Dial and FastAccess DSL Consumer accounts.
All new BellSouth Dial and FastAccess DSL Consumer customers will now be required to use the BellSouth e-mail servers for processing outgoing SMTP e-mails. This will allow us to provide you with greater security protection AND decrease the amount of Spam e-mails.
Benefits of Port 25 Management:
* Reduce SPAM E-mail: Reduces the amount of Spam you receive while also improving the overall performance of the BellSouth e-mail system. Filters will be applied to outgoing e-mails to help ensure the BellSouth e-mail system stays free of Spam. Filtered Spam e-mails will be automatically deleted from the BellSouth e-mail system.
* Increase Security: Blocks hackers from stealing your e-mail address and using it to send Spam. Also reduces your vulnerability to Denial of Service attacks, whereby, attackers prevent legitimate users of a service from using that service.
If your ?Send? mail is not configured to go through the BellSouth mail servers (mail.bellsouth.net), you will need to reconfigure your e-mail service to do so. For steps on how to reconfigure your e-mail client, click here."
from http://help.bellsouth.net/sdcuser/asp/dsl/default.asp
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Thanks Elli. Looks like you nailed it. So they are indeed fucking with the outbound mail now. Shit. That's screball for us that send a lot of e-mails with adult words in them.