In message <cf4e9f59-4a9e-4e03-8eb4-469c3db15...@arbor.net>, "Dobbins, Roland" writes: > > On Apr 2, 2013, at 7:53 AM, Mark Andrews wrote: > > > Such lines are tantamount to extortion especially if the ISP supplies > commercial grade lines. > > Patrick's talking about consumer broadband access. Such AUP stipulations > are quite common.
I know and I would still argue that they are tantamount to extortion. > This is in no way 'tantamount to extortion'. Folks can either accept the > AUP, or choose not to enter into a contract for the service in question > under those conditions; there is no compulsion or coercion to do so. So the home user that want to run a server now has to pay for COLO or pay the ISP for it commercial line that is delivered over the same physical circuit for extra dollars which gets what? Maybe a upgraded SLA and maybe some static addresses. > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > Roland Dobbins <rdobb...@arbor.net> // <http://www.arbornetworks.com> > > Luck is the residue of opportunity and design. > > -- John Milton -- Mark Andrews, ISC 1 Seymour St., Dundas Valley, NSW 2117, Australia PHONE: +61 2 9871 4742 INTERNET: ma...@isc.org
