[olug] Cox and port 25

meantime at alltel.net meantime at alltel.net
Thu Sep 4 06:20:33 UTC 2003


I bet 9 out of 10 spam emails pass through their smtp servers anyway.

> |You may be connecting to a 3rd party mail server because of one of the
> |following reasons:
> |
> | - Your e-mail software, such as Outlook Express, is configured to use a
> | 3rd party outgoing mail server to send e-mail, with or without your
> | knowledge.
> |
> | - Your computer may be allowing other users from the Internet to connect
> | to it.  These outside users may be using your machine to 'relay' their
> | e-mail. We recommend that you review the security of your PC.
> |
> | - Your computer is infected with a virus that is attempting to spread
> |itself via e-mail. We recommend that you update your anti-virus software
> |and scan your machine for viruses.
> |
> |We believe that by putting this filter in place, we will stop 9 out of 10
> |spam e-mails coming from the Cox network.  This will not only improve the
> |experience for all Internet users, it will help insure that other
> |Internet Service providers do not take action to block legitimate e-mail
> |from our users.




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