Here is a link that says you can not host servers.  It is dated 6-27-2001.

http://help.broadband.att.com/faq.jsp?content_id=416&category_id=11

Tom Veldhouse
veldy at veldy.net

----- Original Message -----
From: "Nate Straz" <nate at techie.com>
To: "Twin Cities Linux Users Group" <tclug-list at mn-linux.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2001 7:36 AM
Subject: Re: [TCLUG] AT&T/Mediaone does it again?


> On Wed, Aug 08, 2001 at 11:10:14PM -0500, Steve Siegfried wrote:
> > Could those of you with AT&T/Mediaone as your ISP who are also running
web
> > servers please check your http access logs?
>
>
> The CR2 hits stopped at about 1:54 on Aug 6.  Then I got a few more on
> Aug 6 from 15:44 - 16:34.  I haven't seen anything since.
>
> > When I called AT&T to complain about it (after 26 minutes on hold before
> > getting to a level 1 customer service dudette), a level 2 customer
service
> > guy told me that AT&T has decided to block all inbound tcp/ip requests
on
> > port 80 for any (all?) of their broadband (and dialup?) customers.
>
> I used the online chat on Aug 6 and Aug 7.  The first guy I talked to
> said I wasn't allowed to run servers and hung up on me.  The second guy
> tried his hardest to find some information, but couldn't find anything
> that confirmed my suspicion.  He then gave me the line about not running
> servers, but said he was lenient.  I told him to take a better look at
> the Subscriber's Agreement and find a link to the page that said I can't
> run servers.  Hopefully they are starting to re-educate their tech
> support agents.
>
> > Gee, it sure woulda been nice to be notified prior to having my ability
to
> > serve web pages cut off!
>
> Considering that everyone at MediaOne still thinks that you aren't
> supposed to be running servers, they probably didn't think they had to.
>
> > If someone could verify that I'm not the only one affected, then I think
> > it's past time I call the Public Utilities Commission to lodge a
complaint.
>
> I too would sign the complaint.  Until Monday, I was really impressed
> with AT&T.  Unfortunately, if I want high speed access, I have to go
> through AT&T.
>
> Nate
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