From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pc-24-151-10-129.newt1.ct.charter.com ([24.151.10.129] helo=h14me.homelinux.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1ASg41-00058S-00 for ; Sat, 06 Dec 2003 12:17:53 -0500 Received: from h14me.homelinux.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by h14me.homelinux.net (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id hB6HJgRx007757 for ; Sat, 6 Dec 2003 12:19:42 -0500 Received: (from alex_snow@localhost) by h14me.homelinux.net (8.12.10/8.12.10/Submit) id hB6HJg2O007756 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Sat, 6 Dec 2003 12:19:42 -0500 Date: Sat, 6 Dec 2003 12:19:41 -0500 From: Alex Snow To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Message-ID: <20031206171941.GA7753@gmx.net> References: <000901c3b939$349bb540$c1c81a42@triad.rr.com> <3FD17348.8DF5C824@the-bofh.com> <20031206170218.GA30173@romuald.net.eu.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20031206170218.GA30173@romuald.net.eu.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Subject: Re: Servers and Tos X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.3 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 06 Dec 2003 17:17:53 -0000 yeah well don't multiple cable users share an 'node'? so if someone's using a shitload of bandwidth the others can notice slowness? I don't notice this bc I think I'm one of the few people if any others on my particular node. so if my idea of how cable works is right then I can kind of see why they wont let you run servers. bc you'll use that node's upstream and the other lusers will complain. that's not saying I agree... On Sat, Dec 06, 2003 at 11:02:18AM -0600, Gregory Nowak wrote: > On Sat, Dec 06, 2003 at 12:12:24AM -0600, Vortek, Eater Of Souls! wrote: > > and, I totally agree, any ISP that gives you lightening fast speeds, and doesn't think your going to run servers is totally moronic, > > and to enforce that, is beyond moronic, and totally unfair. > > If you would have said that about dsl, I would totally agree with > you. However, you need to keep in mind the differences between dsl and > cable connections. Yes, they both give you fast speeds, but they don't > work the same way, just as a car and train can get you somewhere fast, > but there are differences of course between how a car and train work. > > So, when cable ISPs don't allow their users to run servers, I can > totally see where the ISP is coming from. > > Greg > > > > -- > Free domains: http://www.eu.org/ or mail dns-manager@EU.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Always borrow money from a pessimist; he doesn't expect to be paid back.