On 8/7/06, Eben King <eben01@verizon.net> wrote:
> On Mon, 7 Aug 2006, Levi Bard wrote:
>
> > Why not just lower the priority for unauthorized requests? Is it
> > really killing you to share your extra bandwidth?
>
> The problem with unauthorized access isn't the bandwidth use, it's what
> might be done with the bandwidth -- spamming or worse.
Which is why I mentioned routing the traffic through the Tor network.
> In any case, the
> owner is in violation of his TOS for subletting (if that's the right word)
> the connection, and the ISP would be completely justified in cutting him
> off.
It's only subletting if you charge for the access. Otherwise you'd be
just as much in violation for letting your girlfriend or cousin use
your connection as you would be for letting your neighbor use it.
Besides, most TOS agreements are pretty much meant to be broken. The
verizon wireless one, for instance, prohibits downloading music!
Anthony
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