Perhaps all those Time Warner users with open nodes should turn on 40 bit WEP with a password very similar to our standard ssid (or password otherwise decided upon off-list). A private open node is better than a completely closed one and may (I'd have to look at the TOS) be more legally compliant - it's just you and your "houseguests" on the connection.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Matthew Barr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "NYC Wireless" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2002 2:47 PM Subject: [nycwireless] TWC - Cease & Desist... > Just thought I'd mention that I got a letter from TWC about an open wireless > network... And asking that it be closed up or I'll have my account > suspended... It never actually says Cease & Desist- Always wanted one of > those :-) I guess I'll have to live w/ this one. > > I don't know where they got the info, but I'd imagine that it'd have to be > the maps server. My POP isn't really meant for street level access, due to > geography.. In any case, since no one else really uses it, I'm closing it > up, instead of switching ISP's... > > Now- The other side of this is that this does not affect cloud issues.. It > just means RR types can't be routing data into the main internet from the > cloud. > > Oh well.. > > Now to contact the security guys there and tell them opps! it was only for > personal routing! > > > Matthew > > > _______________________________________________________________________ > Matthew Barr mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > AIM: MBarr1244 ICQ: 22130424 > Hm: (212) 961-1083 M:(646) 765-6878 > PGP Key Fingerprint = 35DC DC87 4F38 2E80 F327 2B50 FD82 A2CB CB80 80F3 > > -- > NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ > Un/Subscribe: http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ > Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/ -- NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ Un/Subscribe: http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/
