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[mattg at timesucker.ne.client2.attbi.com (Matt Galster)]

So what happens after the sale to ComCurst?  Will they still leave us alone?

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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