[olug] Port filtering is annoying

[IrishMASMS]

On Sun, June 24, 2007 3:31 pm, Luke-Jr wrote:
> Well, I decided to go through emails of guys in OLUG and add them to my IM
> roster when they were valid IM addresses. To determine their validity as
> an
> IM address, I did a simple "telnet $domain xmpp-server || dig SRV
> _xmpp-server._tcp.$domain" loop. However, a number of you seem to be
> filtering the xmpp-server port, causing telnet to hang there longer than
> my
> patience allows for. Is there a reason people can't be friendly enough to
> just say "I don't have that service" with a RST packet? :)
>
> Anyhow, if anyone has a different IM address than email, feel free to add
> me
> to your IM roster (my IM address is luke at dashjr.org :)

It might be prudent to mention which IM client/protocol you are using.
Myself, I am on ICQ, AIM, & Yahoo while occasionaly lurking on IRC.


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Timothy "Irish" O'Brien