From: unruh@invalid.ca   
      
   On 2012-05-20, Warren  wrote:   
   > On Friday, May 18, 2012 7:20:17 PM UTC-6, Warren wrote:   
   >   
   >> Answering my own question here, my ISP's tech support just told me that on   
   dynamic IP accounts like mine they block *all* ports. If I want even one port   
   open I need to upgrade to a static IP.   
   >   
   > Now that I think about it, there's something I don't get. They claim to   
   block *all* ports, yet my mail client uses ports 465 and 993 to send and   
   receive without trouble. What am I not understanding here?   
      
   They lie?   
      
   ACtually, if your machine originates the request then they almost   
   certainly do not block the replies. The question is whether there is any   
   service which they initiate to get stuff to you.   
      
      
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