I got this in an e-mail today. And I don't know how relevant this is to this topic? I am just glad Comcast didn't play the "national security" card on the this deal otherwise we'd all be screwed either way. --FCC to Vote on Comcast Issue (July 28, 2008) The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will likely vote this week on an order to enact enforcement against Comcast for deliberately blocking or degrading Internet traffic to thwart filesharing. Comcast says it only slowed traffic for network management during peak usage times. If the FCC agrees that Comcast violated federal policy, Comcast will be prohibited from slowing and blocking traffic and will have to make its practices clear to its customers. Comcast maintains that the FCC does not have the authority to impose penalties. The issue is on the FCC's August 1 agenda. http://www.informationweek.com/news/services/data/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=209602109 http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/07/28/BUAB120T33.DTL http://government.zdnet.com/?p=3907 [Editor's Note (Ullrich): This topic may have more impact on network security then many think. A key question that has been heavily debated in the past is whether and how ISPs like Comcast should manage traffic, and whether ISPs should be allowed, or even required, to block some malicious traffic. (Schultz): This case promises to be drawn out and dramatic; Comcast declares that the FCC has no authority in situations such as this one and the FCC maintains that it very much does. Whatever ruling comes out of it will be yet another that helps define the limits of power (or lack thereof) for ISPs, especially big and powerful ones such as Comcast.] David Quoting Jon Schewe <jpschewe at mtu.net>: > Eric F Crist wrote: >>> Or switch to DSL and ipHouse - I've been using this setup for years... >>> >> >> >> I second the DSL w/ipHouse (www.iphouse.com). They're fairly >> reasonable on their pricing, and I've not experienced any port >> blocking from them. Also, the folks over there are pretty capable. >> > The problem is that DSL isn't available for many of us and it's slower > for the same price. Granted the ability to run servers is worth > something too. > > -- > Jon Schewe | http://mtu.net/~jpschewe > If you see an attachment named signature.asc, this is my digital signature. > See http://www.gnupg.org for more information. > > For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, > neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor > depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from > the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. - Romans 8:38-39 > > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.