Running Web server on ATT BroadBand

[agabriel at home.tzo.org (Anthony J. Gabrielson)]

I stopped using many of their services also, I found them to be
unreliable.  However the bandwith is always up, and they have left my
services alone.  I just do my best not to hog the pipe.

Anthony

On Sat, 1 Dec 2001, Tim Lyons wrote:

> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: discuss-admin at blu.org [mailto:discuss-admin at blu.org] On Behalf Of
> David Kramer
> Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2001 01:33
> To: BLU
> Subject: Re: Running Web server on ATT BroadBand
> 
> <SNIP>
> 
> OK, let me get this straight.  You are expecting a PHONE COMPANY to
> become
> MORE REASONABLE?
> 
> There are people on this very list who came to AT&T from MediaOne and
> have
> port 80 blocked.  The names escape me.  Maybe it was at a BLU meeting.
> 
> </SNIP>
> 
> Not that I am defending the actions of AT&T during that little crisis
> but if you remember, the entire net was getting killed by CodeRed and
> it's variants.  AT&T took quick steps to block the traffic, and that
> included filtering in the hardest hit areas.  Personally, I think they
> should have d/c'd anyone who ran an unpatched server and not penalized
> those who are diligent about server maintenance.
> 
> I have been running public services from my M1/RR/AT&T connection for
> almost a year with no blockage or issue.  Overall AT&T has been good to
> me - but I don't use their services (mail/news/public web), just their
> bandwidth.  
> 
> Just my .02...
> 
> --Tim
> 
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