I agree.  Preventing crap like Code Red and Nimda from bringing the network
to its knees is A Good Thing.  99% of the users on Cox' network won't be
able to figure out a way around them blocking port 80, which means more
bandwidth for those of us that can.  :)

~Jeff

On January 23, 2002, Kevin Brown wrote:

> I would say that Cox did the right thing several months ago by blocking
port
> 80.  It stopped a S**tload of code red and nimda infected systems from
infecting
> the whole of cox's network.