> On Feb 26, 2016, at 06:31, Keith Medcalf <kmedc...@dessus.com> wrote: > > ISP's should block nothing, to or from the customer, unless they make it > clear *before* selling the service (and include it in the Terms and > Conditions of Service Contract), that they are not selling an Internet > connection but are selling a partially functional Internet connection (or a > limited Internet Service), and specifying exactly what the built-in > deficiencies are.
Absolutely. It’s funny that a group that worries about about net neutrality and whinges about T-Mobile’s zero-rating certain video sources is perfectly fine with blindly blocking *ports*, without even understanding if it’s legitimate traffic. > Deficiencies may include: > port/protocol blockage toward the customer (destination blocks) > port/protocol blockage toward the internet (source blocks) > DNS diddling (filtering of responses, NXDOMAIN redirection/wildcards, etc) This would be a big reason to point to a different DNS... > Traffic Shaping/Policing/Congestion policies, inbound and outbound > > Some ISPs are good at this and provide opt-in/out methods for at least the > first three on the list. Others not so much.
