ATTBI Registration Resolved

Nathan Meyers nmeyers at javalinux.net
Fri Aug 2 16:33:40 EDT 2002


On Fri, Aug 02, 2002 at 04:26:06PM -0400, Matt Galster wrote:
> So what happens after the sale to ComCurst?  Will they still leave us alone?

They will not only leave us alone, they will completely ignore us. Just
try calling their support line.

Nathan


> MEG
> 
> Nathan Meyers
> > 
> > On Fri, Aug 02, 2002 at 01:57:03PM -0400, Brian J. Conway wrote:
> > > The first and third don't apply to me, personally.  I noticed the 2nd one 
> > > listed when I saw the changes the other day, but upon looking at the list, 
> > > it only specifies approved cable modems and network cards.  As I am using 
> > > approved devices from those lists to connect multiple computers, I don't 
> > > see a problem.  I think they're trying to cover themselves against 
> > > people that are sharing Wi-Fi with their neighbors or running a 
> > > high-traffic site on a residential cable line, but I don't see anything 
> > > that contradicts what's stated in the Security FAQ (these things were 
> > > already mentioned there before being expanded recently in the AUP, I 
> > > think).
> > 
> > Agreed. It's not worth AT&T's time and trouble to care about what's going
> > on in your home network. It is worth their trouble to care about people
> > who blow their average bandwidth assumptions out of the water because
> > they're sharing that bandwidth with a hundred or so of their closest
> > friends. Having a policy gives them something to enforce (or ignore)
> > - it doesn't mean they're going to harrass reasonable users.
> > 
> > Nathan
> > 
> > > -b
> > > 
> > > > Although this has changed recently.  For some enthralling reading, check out
> > > > their new AUP:
> > > > 
> > > > http://help.broadband.att.com/faq.jsp?content_id=1107&category_id=34
> > > > 
> > > > Revised on July 25. It contains language that restricts the use of wireless
> > > > networks and connection sharing via firewall:
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