On Sat, 13 May 2000, Neil Williams wrote:
> On Friday May 12 2000, Jon Peterson said to Neil Williams:
>
> JP> internet here at the house for days at a time. While at work, I would
> JP> also log on occasionally and check various work related sites. However,
> JP> for the past couple of months - perhaps just since updating to MiamiDX
> JP> 1.0, I cannot log on at work if my computer is connected here at the
> JP> house. If I disconnect the house computer, I can connect from work
>
> This is your ISP protecting themselves, but only allowing one user to use one
> account. This is for obvious reasons.
This also shows why idle timeouts are sometimes a good thing, even for you
as well as for the other people trying to get connected.
In any case, whether it's technically enforced or not, most ISPs state
clearly in the AUP for dialup accounts that multiple simultaneous dialups
are not allowed.
Fred Wright
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