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Re: State Super-DMCA Too True

  • From: Rubens Kuhl Jr.
  • Date: Mon Mar 31 16:21:17 2003

Probably because of blocking at the origin point, such as corporate net-mgrs
trying to prevent bandwidth hogs or liability issues.


Rubens


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Subject: Re: State Super-DMCA Too True


|
| > Well, most p2p apps live on well-known ports, and Cisco's QOS mechanism
| > allows easy classification on ports.  Yes, most of the p2p apps are
| > port-agile -- but only if they are completely blocked.  My experience is
| > that if you let the p2p stuff through, it'll stick to its default port
and
| > you can police with impunity.
|
| Our data shows that between 30% and 50% of p2p data flows on
"non-standard"
| ports if you run an unblocked environment.
|
| Pete
|