On Thu, 9 Aug 2001, Brian wrote:
> Ok, sorta OT.  I have <insert cable provider here> running in my
> apartment, and of course I've got linux boxen serving up all sorts of
> stuff (web, mail, IRC, etc).  The funny thing is that when I signed up for
> service I got NOTHING resembling an AUP.  I saw two sheet of paper, one
> was the work order that I had to sign to prove that yes, the cable tech
> showed up and yes, the cable modem was looking OK when he left.  The
> second weas from the PC tech who made me sign something that yes, I had
> connectivity.  I have both of these papers, and they say NOTHING about
> policies, just work orders.  I've never been shown any sort of policy, and
> I thought that was weird.
>
> Anyway, if they got snooty and wanted to bust me, do I have any legit
> claim that I was never informed from ANYONE that I couldn't do it?  As
> Nate pointed out it's "common knowledge" that you're not supposed to, but
> that may be a load of crap.

Did you sign up online, or call them?

If you signed up online, was there that little text that says "You agree
to follow all policies', yada yada yada?

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