Sympatico AUP

[Muhammad Imran]

Here is what Rogers' "End User Agreement" Says.

Without limitation, you may not use the Services (including the Equipment) 
to directly or indirectly:

- access the Internet via the Services using an IP address other than the 
dynamic IP addresses
   assigned to you by Rogers;

- alter, modify or tamper with the Services (including the Equipment);

-  interfere with computer networking or telecommunications service to or 
from any Internet
    user, host or network, including but not limited to denial of service 
attacks, overloading a service,
    improper seizure or abuse of operator privileges ("hacking") or 
attempting to "crash" a host;

*- operate a server in connection with the Services including but not 
limited to mail, news, file,
   gopher, telnet, chat, web, or host configuration servers, multimedia 
streamers, or multi-user
   interactive forums;

- forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the 
origin of any content
   transmitted through the Services; or




>From: "Ansar Mohammed" <ansarm-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org>
>Reply-To: tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org
>To: <tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org>
>Subject: [TLUG]: Sympatico AUP
>Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2005 00:55:29 -0400
>
>My apologies for posting this on a Linux list; but as I was setting up
>FreeBSD on one of my laptops I had some issues getting remote access.
>I just read this from the simpatico AUP. It seems they are enforcing it
>through firewall policies. Does this mean that they can arbitrarily block
>any inbound protocol/port?
>
>In addition to these Policies, while using your Sympatico account, you are
>prohibited from conducting activities that include, but are not limited to:
>*	Sharing of your Sympatico user account UserID and password for any
>purpose, including, without limitation, for concurrent dial up login
>sessions from the same Sympatico user account.
>*	Causing an Internet host to become unable to effectively service
>requests from other hosts.
>*	Running and/or hosting Server Applications including but not limited
>to HTTP, FTP, POP, SMTP, Proxy/SOCKS, NNTP, )
>*	Analyzing or penetrating an Internet host's security mechanisms.
>*	Forging any part of the TCP/IP packet headers in any way.
>
>
>
>Does Rogers also have the same limitation?
>
>


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