OT: Bell Internet Performance Service - Up to 7 Mbps

[Chris F.A. Johnson]

On Tue, 4 Nov 2008, James Knott wrote:

> Jon Thiele wrote:
>> I'm running a web/email/ftp server on Rogers - in fact this message passed
>> through my CentOS server.  I have the Business Service instead of the
>> Residential Service.  The Business Service is $10 a month more, but it also
>> has an uncapped download.
>>
>>
>
> Years ago, I read on the Rogers site, that they generally don't mind
> "servers", provided they don't generate a lot of traffic.  So, if you
> were to have an FTP server, for sharing files with a few friends, they
> wouldn't bother you, but they needed those prohibitions to stop those
> who abuse the service.  I have SSH & VPN connection to my network, but
> no open servers.  Also, it's hard to define a "server" in an way that
> satisfies both technical use and Rogers intent.

        About 8 years ago, I was on Rogers, and I had an FTP server
        with virtually no traffic, but I received a warning telling me
        to take it down.

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