RadioDoc58ef2c0Premium,ExMod 2000-03
join:2000-05-11 | reply to dslextreme
Re: Can we get some net-neutrality now? Filtering BitTorrent is hardly a net neutrality issue. In fact it's no different than an ISP filtering outbound port 25 or SMTP traffic, which hardly anyone here is whining about.
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 dslextremePremium,VIP
join:2001-02-23
Canoga Park, CA | Port 25 filtering is done to reduce spam. As matter of fact we allow our users to uncork that if they do not get complaints.
Sorry, but bit torrent filtering is simply abuse of the net-neutrality principle. You should be allowed to use your bandwidth any way you like. |
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RadioDoc58ef2c0Premium,ExMod 2000-03
join:2000-05-11 | Sadly, you run an ISP too. This is precisely why nobody who counts gives a shit about "net neutrality".
There is NO DIFFERENCE between filtering SMTP traffic and BitTorrent traffic. You are too cheap to build a proper network so you hamstring BitTorrent, and are also too cheap (and lazy) to go after spamming customers so you just shut off everyone's port 25. Very nice.
What's next, NNTP?
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 SnickerdoPremium
join:2001-02-28
Niagara Falls, ON | reply to dslextreme
said by dslextreme:Sorry, but bit torrent filtering is simply abuse of the net-neutrality principle. You should be allowed to use your bandwidth any way you like. The exact same principle applies to Port 25 filtering. As long as the ISP is the one providing you with the service and dictating the terms of use, they don't owe you squat in that regard. If you don't like it, you can vote with your pocketbook and find another provider or start up an Internet Service Provider of your own.
And no, I don't like the idea of BT throttling, but an unthrottled network is something they certainly do not 'owe' to us. Read your AUP next time you sign up for an ISP and stop complaining about something you were forewarned about.
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RadioDoc58ef2c0Premium,ExMod 2000-03
join:2000-05-11 | Who are you talking to? Me? Him? You know he runs an ISP, right? |
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