Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2009 13:47:32 -0400 From: Jerry <gesbbb@yahoo.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ISP questions Message-ID: <20090604134732.32595d16@scorpio> In-Reply-To: <20090604131017.a85fb456.wmoran@potentialtech.com> References: <4096aedd0906040923p6288e319ia083f47c7ccc29e1@mail.gmail.com> <20090604131017.a85fb456.wmoran@potentialtech.com>
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--Sig_/WVkI_4km.D/t91+GHEoPybd Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Thu, 4 Jun 2009 13:10:17 -0400 Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com> wrote: >In response to Mark Hartkemeyer <hartkemd@gmail.com>: >> 4. What kind of hardware and software are you running? >> "Can't provide this, due to security reasons." > >That's the stupidest answer I've heard today. Actually, I had a Comcast representative give basically the same answer. Evidently, they are trying to discourage 'social engineering'' which is probably not such a bad idea. >> 7. Do you give complete access to the Internet, or do you block some >> ports? "Cannot provide this info, due to security reasons." After >> asking, I was told that I would be able to run a mail server and http >> server on my connection. > >That's the stupidest answer I've heard today (just trumped the previous >one). If they can run a mail & http server, they are obviously not blocking ports 25 & 80. I would like to know how they are handling MX setting though. >> 8. Do you have complete reverse DNS? >> (They didn't know.) > >Heh. Can they find the bathroom in the dark? Now the rep should know that, especially if the caller is inquiring about a business account. --=20 Jerry gesbbb@yahoo.com Why do so many foods come packaged in plastic? It's quite uncanny. --Sig_/WVkI_4km.D/t91+GHEoPybd Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=signature.asc -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.11 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAkooCL0ACgkQBvaKIJWWCO3l2QCgnAzs/XIt8M32PayWXZ6ATnuD 4JUAn3RlNdi1KjKMsmLYqRjAp1Q/WvXG =U98i -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Sig_/WVkI_4km.D/t91+GHEoPybd--
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