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Re:Helm: Personal Email Server by wil421 on Wednesday October 17, 2018 @04:01PM (#18243164)
The telcos only enforce the server rule if you are causing problems like doing something illegal, torrenting, or maxing out your bandwidth 24/7. I’ve had multiple servers running over the years and never had any issues with Comcast or AT&T.

Generally they don’t care if it’s for personal use. I’ve heard of them shutting people down for something they saw as business related. They didn’t really get shut down, it was more like a friendly “We see what you’re doing and a business plan would allow you to do it for $30 more a month”.

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Re:Helm: Personal Email Server by IPTN on Wednesday October 17, 2018 @05:14PM (#18243865)
What ISP do you have that you can get upgrade to a business account with the same speeds for only $30 extra a month? AT&T would charge me $300/mo for the same speeds that I currently pay $80/mo for.
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Re:Helm: Personal Email Server by wil421 on Wednesday October 17, 2018 @07:46PM (#18244802)
You are comparing the most expensive plan. This was probably 8 years ago so I’m thinking 10-15mbit. The business plan was the entry level one.
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Re:Helm: Personal Email Server by kyrra on Wednesday October 17, 2018 @04:48PM (#18243672)
With AT&T, I was able to call and get port 25 opened up so I could send email. to me it seems like they do it to prevent malware spamming from people's homes.
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