I think I'll just switch to a provider who's TOS allows me to freely provide access with or without WEP enabled. This has the added benefit of internalizing some of the economic externalities that companies like TWC are producing.
Does anyone have experience with Bway.net or AceDSL? Thanks, Matt -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Bon sy Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2002 4:51 PM To: Jon Russek Cc: NYC Wireless Subject: Re: [nycwireless] TWC - Cease & Desist... I agree entirely. I am emailing this from the PC-Expo. Toshiba looks like that it is going to take a position to provide fee-based wireless solution to open space. That means anythings get into the way of anyone lookinng from the business angle could potentially get harassed. I think NYCwireless should look into possible mechanism to protect its members from being harassed. Question is: supposed one turned on the WEP and password, would that be sufficient to fend off the legal harassment. If so, how do we do that for NYCwireless? If not, whatelese needs to be done? Any lwayers out ther? BON On Wed, 26 Jun 2002, Jon Russek wrote: > 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/ > -- 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/
