Sympatico AUP

James Knott james.knott-bJEeYj9oJeDQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org
Wed Jul 6 11:20:40 UTC 2005


Henry Spencer wrote:
> On Tue, 5 Jul 2005, James Knott wrote:
>>I fully support the ban on public servers, as they may generate
>>excessive traffic. But what about ssh or vpn access to one's network?
>>Is that in fact a "server"?
> 
> Entirely a matter of definitions.
> 
> It *does* flag you as a sophisticated user, who arguably might be making
> greater than usual demands on the network.  Anything that clearly puts you
> in a different category from Jane Doe with her single PC and web browser
> is an excuse to shake you down for more money. 

Would that be the Jane Doe who's always downloading music & video files
and spending hours in chat rooms?  ;-)
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