I can confirm this. The attached patch fixes the sample file. Best wishes,
Lea
--- throttle.conf~ 2007-03-04 17:18:46.000000000 +0100 +++ throttle.conf 2007-06-27 18:43:54.000000000 +0200 @@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ # <pattern> <number> # -#* 3000 # Only devote 3000 bytes per second to our dialup +#** 3000 # Only devote 3000 bytes per second to our dialup