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|    Jeff Smith to Daryl Stout    |
|    NO ONE CAN CONNECT    |
|    29 Jan 16 04:39:42    |
      Hello Daryl.              27 Jan 16 06:35, you wrote to me:               DS> Jeff,               JS>> So... I suspect that the connection problem isn't related to Irex               DS> Bill McGarrity suggested I try BinkP, but I had several questions on        DS> it. However, I won't rehash them here.              Agreed.               DS> Suffice it to say, if switching to BinkP doesn't work, then Comcast        DS> is apparently blocking the incoming ports. I already have to use a        DS> different port for email.              I don't know their (Comcast) current behavior. But I recall having their       service       some years back and found that they did indeed block certain ports.                            Jeff              --- GoldED+/W32-MINGW 1.1.5-b20070503        * Origin: Region 14 IP Server - ftn.region14.org (1:14/5)    |
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