Subj : ISP blocks port 80
To   : Mrproper
From : Time Warrior
Date : Sun Sep 18 2005 10:48 am

From Newsgroup: alt.bbs.synchronet

  To: Mrproper
  Re: ISP blocks port 80
  By: Mrproper to Frank Reid on Sat Sep 17 2005 02:05 pm

 > To: Frank Reid
 > Re: ISP blocks port 80 By: Frank Reid to Time Warrior on Sat Sep 17
 > 2005 05:28:00

 >  > Re: ISP blocks port 80 By: Time Warrior to Mweeby on Fri Sep 16 2005
 >  > 22:37:00

 >  >  > If you are using a "full domain" get one of those "free linux web host
 >  >  > point it there. Then use a meta redirect to auto-forward to synchronet
 >  >  > port *anything*. I use port 7820.

 >  > The problem, as I'm sure you've already heard from potential customers to
 >  > jeweler, is that port 7820 is not a standard port and will not be allowed
 >  > outbound behind any application-layer gateway firewall.  This eliminates
 >  > majority of people sitting at work from shopping for a diamond!  You cert
 >  > wouldn't want to use a non-standard http port for any production website.
 >  > might be okay for a hobby BBS, but definitely not for a business.

 > His setup also reaks havoc on a search crawler crawling his site...

 In what way?

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