Re: Re: Connection Refused
  By: MRO to poindexter FORTRAN on Thu Mar 02 2023 03:14 pm

 > Ni>> If port 23 isn't letting people through, maybe your ISP is
 > Ni>> blocking that port, I'd guess.

 >> I hope not. It's bad enough having ISPs blanket-block SMTP, if they
 >> start blocking telnet that would really suck.

 MR> i can understand why they would block it. if you have residential you
 MR> should not be running servers.

Why is that?  Running a BBS is just a hobby for us, and our BBS is technically a server.

The only reason I can think why we "shouldn't run servers" with residential internet is because ISPs would want to make more money by charging more for "business" internet service, which doesn't have the restrictions that their residential internet service has.

Nightfox

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