[olug] Cox and Web Servers

[Brian Wiese]

On Tue, 8 Oct 2002 21:07:42 -0500 (CDT)
Phil Brutsche <phil at brutsche.us> wrote:


|Almost any port # you want (don't choose stuff like 25, 137-139, 111,
|etc), and yes.

this is that SRV stuff?

|
|> Maybe it's just wishful thinking, but it seems like such a service
could
|> be provided.  If not, short of paying Cox the ridiculous fees they want
|> for a business connection, which this isn't, is there any other way to
|> get Cox to open the port up, such as complaining to the right
individual
|> about how this is a terrible business practice on their part.
|
|It's not terrible business practice.

true, its good so they can sell "business" accounts (upload bandwidth) and
force people into buying them if they want to have a 'presence' on the
Internet.  sell the dnld bandwidth to others.

|It's smart security, in the face of Nimda and Code Red.

Not completely.  Removing the service doesn't make the service more
secure... Like when the Morris worm first hit the "Internet", thinking
security - people unplugged their servers from the Internet.  Guess what
happened... the Internet broke - went Offline - wasn't really there
anymore - no communications.  The security fix was released, but no one
knew about it becuase they disconnected all of their communications, email
didn't get through.  And it should be the individuals responsibility to
secure their box... if they want, Cox can provide "that" service for a
small charge.

I pretty much completely disagree with censoring of service (the
Internet).  Much like everyone has the right to free speech, and should be
allowed to be heard - but I don't have to listen to it (thats my freedom)
and no one should censor me from it.  No one has the right to force their
(speech) packets on me, e.g. DDoS, SPAM, etc... nor censor the speech I
want to hear (code attachments from Bugtraq, etc).  We need to make
security easier/managable for the end user though - give them the power,
not some censorship power to TPTB.

Oh, and in case you didn't notice - here's another DMCA note. =) 
lovely, censoring the WWW and google.  this is sad. =(

http://news.com.com/2010-1076-866940.html

peace

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