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Its not that they are not permitted to control network traffic, but they are impersonating the other server and I have a feeling there are a few laws that could fall under. Like fraud for one. Clinton Popovich Systems Administrator Nauticom Internet Services - An NPSI Company 2591 Wexford-Bayne Road, Suite 400 Sewickley, PA 15143 Tel: 724-933-9540 Fax: 724-933-9888 Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.nauticom.net -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John C. A. Bambenek Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007 3:42 PM To: Mark Owen Cc: Steven M. Bellovin; [email protected] Subject: Re: Comcast blocking p2p uploads Since when did private companies no longer have the right to regulate their own property? I must have missed the Amendment... (Yeah, ok, I exaggerated the 99%) On 10/19/07, Mark Owen <[email protected]> wrote: > On 10/19/07, John C. A. Bambenek <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I love how the framed it as "data discrimination". Let's just be > > honest... 99% of it was illegal traffic taking up far more than their > > fair share of bandwidth. > > And 84% of statistics are made up on site. If it is illegal it is not your > right to judge and punish. We have courts for that. As for limiting my > bandwidth, if you have a problem with my usage you should state it in a > policy and not discreetly forge RST packets. > > -- > Mark Owen
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