Sympatico AUP

[Andrew Hammond]

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James Knott wrote:
> Ansar Mohammed wrote:
> 
> 
>>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?
> 
> 
> With Rogers, you're not supposed to share with 3rd parties, however,
> that concurrent dial up is curious.  If you have mulitple e-mail IDs on
> your account, are the other family members supposed to take turns
> dialing in?
>
> Causing problems for an internet host, penetrating hosts (without
> permission only) and forging IP headers should be enforced by all ISPs.
>  I wonder why they specified TCP, instead of saying just IP.  Are you
> allowed to do that with UDP?

TCP/IP could be considered an either/or. Since TCP & UDP packets are by
definition IP packets, this is a pretty broad definition.

> As for servers, Rogers also bans them, but they appear to be making a
> distinction between "servers" and remote access to your own network.

No. They have given examples of servers you are not to run, but the
prohibition is clearly "not limited to" these. That they haven't
mentioned ssh or vnc is no reason to assume that they're not included,
despite wording to the contrary.

> Also, I get the impression that while servers are prohibited, they only
> react, if those servers are causing significant loads on the network.

Sure they'll notice excessive usage. And last I checked, Rogers had two
active network scanners looking for open mail, news and web ports. You
should be able to find their IPs with a quick google. I used to get
scanned at least once a week.

I happen to agree with their position. If you want to run servers, lease
a box in co-lo or buy a service package which supports it.

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