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> I mean sure they are trying to discourage spammers but just outright blocked by default seemed a bit overboard to me

How would you go about discouraging spammers, if not using a block that is removed if you ask?

(They removed my block in the first 2 months of my service, all I did was ask)

Lesson here is always be transparent about your product. If you're permanently blocking ports by default, put some emphasis on that limitation during the sales process.

Maybe they did a risk analysis. Maybe they don't have the bandwidth to create a vetting process. Either way, be transparent.

That’s pretty well standard for VPS providers at this point isn’t it?

no, it isn't as far as I'm aware