[ale] OT: BellSouth FastAccess DSL

Fri Nov 8 20:40:06 EST 2002

What web caching are you referring to? The last I heard, there
where open pipes to the world from each aggregation point.

- Ryan

On Fri, 2002-11-08 at 20:16, James P. Kinney III wrote:
> You heard wrong.
> 
> I do have a static IP address, but I run a web server and mail server
> from an Earthlink DSL line.
> 
> I have a client who has a dynamic IP Earthlink DSL (basic home package)
> and they can access their squirellmail with no problems (dyndns) from
> anywhere in the world (until the DSL "modem" died from lightning.
> Earthlink is sending a replacement at no charge).
> 
> Bellsouth uses aggressive html caching which causes immense problems for
> remote web application development.
> 
> On Fri, 2002-11-08 at 19:24, John Wells wrote:
> > >From what I hear, Earthlink blocks some ports, specifically port 80 and
> > port 25 (sendmail).  That, in my opinion, sucks.
> > 
> > John
> > 
> > Robert Heaven said:
> > > This is the reason I went with Earthlink/Mindspring because they seem to
> > > be able to get BellSouth to get off their back-sides and get things
> > > done. And, I don't have to worry about the PC Police raiding my house
> > > looking for a non-Windows box on the network.
> > >
> > > On Fri, 2002-11-08 at 14:17, Jeff Hubbs wrote:
> > >> Well, I had a similar problem with Telocity/DirecTV - carrier just
> > >> vanished one day and it never returned - and I felt that Bellsouth was
> > >> the reason why.  BS simply never responded to DirecTV's requests and
> > >> they absolutely, totally would not talk to me.  Of course, they'd be
> > >> happy to if I became a Bellsouth customer, but after that, I simply
> > >> wasn't inclined to give them any more of my money.  I didn't feel it
> > >> was right for them to disconnect a DSL circuit and then only give it
> > >> back if I switched to BS.  I'm really loath to ever be dependent on
> > >> them again for Internet service.
> > >>
> > >> - Jeff
> > >>
> > >> On Fri, 2002-11-08 at 13:21, Fulton Green wrote:
> > >> > Naturally, this is an off-list reply since I didn't want to start
> > >> yet another flamefest on ALE ...
> > >> >
> > >> > I'm not all that happy about choosing B$, but I'm doing it because
> > >> back in March, back when I had DirecTV DSL (ne'e Telocity), which I
> > >> had previously been happy with, I had noticed some severe technical
> > >> difficulties with the service that wound up making the service
> > >> barely usable only during late night (and unusable all other times).
> > >> I complained to DirecTV, who routed the request to B$, who found an
> > >> issue in their line and corrected it. A week later, I had the same
> > >> problem, so I complained again, and B$ came out to my complex and
> > >> told DirecTV that it was my inside wiring. DirecTV then offered to
> > >> add a special "data line" between the complex box and my apt., but
> > >> that if that wound up fixing the problem, I'd be out $150. Being
> > >> barely able to scrape up food and gas money on an unemployment
> > >> benefits budget, I punted.
> > >> >
> > >> > So now, I figure that if I have those same probs, BellSouth will be
> > >> more active in trying to fix them while I have their service. I'll
> > >> see just what exactly I lose if I don't do the full 12-mo.
> > >> commitment, then choose a more amenable (i.e.,
> > >> non-PPPoE-authenticating) provider, or maybe by then my credit
> > >> rating will be good enough such that I don't have to pay an extra
> > >> deposit for AT&T Comcast.
> > >> >
> > >> > On Fri, Nov 08, 2002 at 01:04:43PM -0500, Geoffrey wrote:
> > >> > > I personally wouldn't ever choose Bellsouth for any service.
> > >> There  customer service is non-existent, they're arrogant and,
> > >> plain just don't  care.
> > >> >
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