Spam Fighters Throw Off The Gloves

ISPs have been urged in new guidelines from the Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group (MAAWG) to block port 25.Although, the idea of blocking port 25 is by no means new, take a look at Larry Seltzer's article 'Shutting down the Highway to Internet Hell’ from back in 2005.Many ISP’s already provide email filtering tools to protect their users and offer advice about limiting and reporting spam but according to the BBC "Even if the guidelines are taken up by a majority of ISPs, experts admit it is unlikely that people will see a drastic reduction in spam any time soon."