[SunRescue] semi-OT: ISPs that don't suck

[Mike Nicewonger]

While on the topic of ISP's that DO suck....

<rant>
Earthlink just started a new policy where they block port 25 to everyone but
their mail server. I cannot SMTP mail to my servers now while dialed in from
home via Earthlink. What a crock of (insert fav feces word here). I have had
it with them. Thank god I am moving next month.
</rant>

Anybody interested in a 4/330 with a P4 CG6?

Mike N

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Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2000 5:09 PM
Subject: [SunRescue] semi-OT: ISPs that don't suck


>    First off, I'm sorry about accidentally replying to the list about
> VME parts. Normally my problem is accidentally NOT sending public replies
> to the list... I can't win. :/
>
>    Some of you may remember my query/rant about ISPs that suck a few
months
> ago. Savvis was recommended to me, and based on my discussions with their
> sales people I signed a contract for ISDL, the best I can get since I'm so
> far from the nearest phone central office. After the usual hell with
> USWest/Qwest trying to get a working copper pair, it was finally delivered
> on Tuesday. Savvis normally manages customer premises routers itself, but
> they gave me the userid and password after I explained my special needs
for
> packet filtering and subnetting, so I spent Tuesday evening setting up
> the router, which is a neat little Netopia R3100 with a more recent ROM
> revision than the downloadable manual was written for. Wednesday morning
> I called the install engineer at Savvis -- I was already sending outbound
> packets through them, so the only remaining thing to do was for him to
turn
> up the route to my class C, which took about five minutes. It was just
that
> easy.
>    Based on my experience so far, I'd have to say that they don't suck.
The
> problem with getting a working line wasn't their fault. The engineers
> understood what I needed and did me the courtesy of assuming that I knew
> what I was talking about. Their automated billing system does start
billing
> from the scheduled installation of the line, not when it actually is
> functional, but this is a problem that their billing department is aware
> of, is trying to get changed, and has practice in dealing with, so I
expect
> that little glitch will be resolved satisfactorily.
>
>    ObSun: Um... most of the machines connected to my shiny new IDSL line
> are Sun-3's? :)
>
>    --James B.
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