Rogers high-speed internet

[Michael MacLeod]

I've run web and ftp servers even on both Bell and Rogers connection before.
Not particularly high traffic (the upload on residential connections wont
allow for a high traffic site), but I've certainly run them before without a
problem. I imagine that p2p is a bigger problem than ftp and web traffic in
terms of bandwidth use, but web, ftp, and mail servers are a greater concern
for liability. Easier to say they aren't allowed so you have the legal slack
to shut down any 'problems' that arise. People running hate-speech websites
and the like from home machines, people setting up open-relays for mail
servers, etc. I don't think they intend to shut down hobbyists or budding
comp sci students.

On 1/26/07, Byron Sonne <blsonne-bJEeYj9oJeDQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>
> > AFAIK, their real concern is someone running an FTP or  Web server
>
> I've been running an ssh server for a good 9 years now and never had a
> problem. But I've also done huge, I mean hug, scp between home and
> several places, work, etc. Never had an issue.
>
> It's lead me to the conclusion that they only start paying attention to
> things when you're on a busy subnet/segment/whatever. Then it probably
> wouldn't matter what you were doing if they were under the squeeze...
> but I'll bet they look for web, ftp and p2p traffic before they pay
> attention to ssh.
>
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