On Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 2:11 AM, Tracy R Reed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Robert Donovan wrote:
>  > Is not asking first part of being considerate? As in, in consideration
>  > of the fact that you may not want me using your bandwidth for some
>  > reason, I'm asking?
>
>  No. Being considerate is securing your access point when you don't want
>  other people using it so that my laptop doesn't connect to your
>  accidentally causing me to unwittingly violate your wishes. By having
>  such a policy but not taking action to enforce it you put me into a bad
>  situation.

Up to the moment you ar aware that your laptop has connected you are
not in a bad situation. The point you become aware of the connection
and choose to exploit the situation by remaining connected, it is on
you. I don't know how your laptop is set up, but I have to choose to
conect to any wireless network I detect. It doesn't happen
automatically. Being aware of an open signal is not the same as
choosing to make use of that signal.

RD


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