TMNet Disables Port 25 to Block Email Spam

Updated: January 14, 2008
Besides using port 25 or 26, TMNet now is configuring port 587. Details are at the end of the post.

email filter*munches potato chips* You may or may not be aware of this. But TMNet Malaysia just officially announced they’re now blocking port 25 for sending emails to block email spam. If you’re wondering what’s the big deal, why other bloggers are cursing, or why it’s anything unlike TMNet is losing customers or money.

Well, if you’re a blogger with your own domain name and are (most likely) using TMNet Streamyx as your Malaysia Internet Service Provider (ISP) then you’re going to have problems sending out email using your personal address like [email protected]. Relatively, all emails sent via the Internet is routed through Port 25.

Not to worry as there are 4 ways to overcome this port 25 blocking ordeal.

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PacMee Malaysia is A Twitter Replica

pacmee versus twitterI never knew what Pacmee albeit the Nuffnang advertisement which was running on this weblog a couple of weeks back. It was until I saw it in action at Timothy Tiah’s blog yesterday then I realized the fact.

It is just like…Twitter.com!

Being a website designer, I live around the web and stumble more around the web without the use of StumbleUpon. In simple words, I surf the Internet at least 10-12 hours daily. I’ve several things to do online from writing in this blog to reading the multiple RSS feeds of different genres.

But this isn’t about me. It’s about a service which has replicated another existing service with I would dare say, the same look! Not design but look.

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Maybank2u myzone Removes Web Design Contest Terms and Conditions

maybank2u myzone web design teaserPreviously on March 19, 2007 I shared the news on how Maybank2u is organizing a web design contest for its new myzone website. Then recently, the Surf! magazine also had a maybank2u website review which reminded me I still had to come up with something for the maybank2u myzone contest.

I decided to start on my maybank2u myzone web design entry later because entries were accepted from 12 midnight on 16 March 2007 and ends at 12 midnight on 15 September 2007. During the 6 months, I would have definetely come up with something but I decided to sleep on it and let it flow in.

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Are Social Networks future Escort Services?

EscortbookWhile visiting a friend’s blog, I noticed she had an entry titled; dating vs sexual services. I’ve known her to churn out great entries with constructive feedback but this one was just hilarious.

As humorous as it was, I then began to wander how a scenario such this could be linked to our available social networks to date. To bring you guys up to speed, recently when she logged into one of her social networks (most today have more than one) she got a message from some guy. The guy started a conversation with her but soon nightmare soon came. The guy was saying how he was coming to visit Malaysia and he asked how much will it cost for her to escort him.

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Nuffnang joins Honda to Save Rhinos

Honda Save the RhinosWhat does Nuffnang and Honda have in common now? Though Nuffnang’s logo colour would resemble a new stylish Honda Civic 2.0 in blue, both of these company’s are taking responsibility to help save Sumatran rhinos.

Honda may have pledged RM5,000,000 (yes – six zeros) over a period of 5 years, Nuffnang requests bloggers to give back something to these habitual animals. Instead of donating in monetary means, all us bloggers just need to do is contribute a blog entry in effort to spread the awareness of the Sumatran rhinos rescue project.

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Pirated Lim Kok Wing University website

Panda ThiefWho said piracy only belies in audio, video and software. Heck, we even got it for websites. Ever thought no one would dare copy a mutli-national corporation or large organization’s website (not leaving out small-medium as well)?

Well, on the Internet today anything is possible. Even similar or how some may call it, pirating of a website. It’s not the first case to happen and it’s involved big names to lesser known names. One of the recent ones in the international scene was from 31Three; Original VS Pirated. The most recent local case involves pirating of Lim Kok Wing University’s website.

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Websites Made Simple and TheStar

Okie, this is one of those shameless plugs but let’s call it a favor of some sort to a good friend who’s a blog friend of mine. I should actually be working my projects over here so you owe me a cuppa Coffex latte, bro. LoL!

Anyway, so what’s the story with my blog; Websites Made Simple and TheStar. It’s a really simple connection presumably anyone could take advantage of and no, I don’t mean money laundering or any illegal activities ran.

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Malaysia Politician Contradicts Himself

I can understand the dangers I might be treading on here but the Internet to me is freedom of speech while I’m normally a responsible writer and don’t take actions that could threaten myself. Therefore, in this case it is my personal opinion of why I feel the Internet industry in Malaysia is still slow especially in its content area.

In The Star today, there was an article titled; Don’t quote websites, says Zam. It’s about our current Information Minister advising the newspaper media to not quote websites (or even weblogs) of their content because they are made by “frustrated journalists or frustrated in politics” and that’s a direct quote.

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Maybank2u myzone Web Design Contest

Updated: September 4, 2007
Closing date is now September 15, 2007 (12:00AM)

While doing some online banking at Maybank2u, I became curious of a new area called; myzone. I found out myzone was meant to be Maybank2u for teenagers. Talk about building a brand to reach the youths.

So anyway, while I was there snooping around I found something of my interest. In conjunction with the launch of Maybank2u’s new myzone for teenagers dubbed “It’s my account, it’s my freedom”, they’re holding a web design content. Interested yet?

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Why Will I Not Use Windows Vista?

The ‘Wow’ starts now. Or so it seems.

Recently Microsoft launched its much awaited and anticipated operating system, Windows Vista. It has been roughly 5 years since the release of Windows XP by the Bill Gates company. Vista was and has been the most talked about operating system (other than Mac OS X) in the market.

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