Re: [Sheflug] Public access services

[Richard Lowe <nospam [at] btinternet.com>]

* Dave Mitchell (davem [at] fdgroup.co.uk) wrote:
> "Craig Andrews" <craig [at] fishbot.org.uk> wrote:
> > Just got an abuse warning through from blue yonder. It wasn't directly aimed
> > at me, tho', just a mass mailshot. It said this:
> > 
> > Types of misuse which have recently been logged include:
> > 
> > ..
> > 
> > Purposeful retention of IP addresses not allocated as such to hi-speed
> > customers
> > Running of open access servers on the hi-speed service
> 
> Cable modem setups generally have a much slower upload speed, due to
> the inherent limitations of CATV systems (which are designed for
> broadcasting video to customers).
> 
> You can see how Cable ISPs might start getting jumpy...
> 

ssh is hardly a high bandwidth service tho.
well, unless you forward X and try and run staroffice, I could imagine
that taking a while.

I think they're more likely to mean they dont want http, and ftp
servers running, and just phrased it that way to avoid people running
them on different ports, and using it as a way round the TOS.

of course, I could be wrong, but I can see no right thinking reason why
you wouldnt want people running sshd and stuff like that.


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