--On Saturday, November 12, 2005 5:35 PM +1030 Tim
<ignored_mailbox@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Though, does that mean that you can't answer DNS queries from the net,
for outsiders wanting your DNS information? Or they've made it
impossible to run your own resolver, so you can resolve names for
yourself? They're two entirely different things.
Many ISPs won't let you run servers, but that doesn't mean you can't run
a server that isn't accessed from the outside world.
Right, servers on your LAN can still run as clients to the Internet, and
I've not seen a TOS that bans that.
It's becoming more common to block port 25 outbound, but a sensible ISP
will unblock it on request, as the people who know to ask are generally not
the kind who's machines get turned into zombies. Even if they won't unblock
port 25, you can usually use the submission port (587) to submit mail to
another ISP. If you run a mail server, you should run an authenticated
listener on that port to handle your road warriors.
