From Slashdot: Comcast goes after NAT users
JD Runyan
Jason.Runyan at NITCKC.USDA.Gov
Sat Jan 26 16:26:27 CST 2002
I think this was for the list
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To: JD Runyan <Jason.Runyan at NITCKC.USDA.Gov>
Subject: Re: From Slashdot: Comcast goes after NAT users
JD Runyan wrote:
>
> On Fri, Jan , at 03:12:20PM -0600, Bradley Miller wrote:
> > At 02:40 PM 1/25/02 -0600, you wrote:
> > > The idea of charging
> > >for network utilization is archaic.
> >
> > Ok -- let's think about that for a second. Doesn't that point mean then
> > that spam should be permitted? It's using a "renewable resource" so who
> > cares if it goes out to users? If someone pays to have a TI and they want
> > to send emails to 10 gazillion people . . . why would we limit what they
> > send out on that TI? Who are service providers to care what comes in on a
> > user's email account . . . or web browswer? Pop-up ads are just as
> > intrusive and many times suck down more bandwidth then spam mails . . . but
> > people aren't nearly as hostile about them as spam.
I am -- I will not use sites that require javascript.
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JD Runyan
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