Re: [Sheflug] Reply-To headers this time.

["Barrie Bremner" <nospam [at] ecosse.net>]

Chris J/#6 writes:

 > > Another thing that annoys me is that it seems that BT Openworld,
 > > if/when it ever arrives here (middle of nowhere, Wiltshire) is that
 > > it's been setup to block servers - I can't run mail/http/whatever.
 > > 
 > 
 > Run the servers on a high port (ie, > 1024) - should circumvent the problem 
 > if its a firewall thing. I thought they were cycling IP's every couple of 
 > hours or something to make running a service very tricky. I oculd be mistaken 
 > though :) Most clients support alternative port numbers for services.
 > 
 > > And yet there are other companies that are no doubt using BT's lines
 > > to do (A)DSL with the freedom to chose to run a server.
 > > 
 > 
 > BT don't want ADSL to intrude on their leased line/ISDN/<whatever> revenue. 
 > It's a purely economic restriction, and may mean ADSL won't take off here 
 > like it should. At least amongst internet power users.
 
Typical. I think it's going to be a rather long time before I get it
out here in the sticks anyway.

I'm not sure how BT plan on making life hard. I do know that they
currently don't have plans to offer static IPs - but services like
dyndns.org get around that.
Just the fact that they are using a USB ADSL modem as standard for
homes rattles my cage - IIRC most of the US stuff is on ethernet..

Grrr.

Baz.
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