Nightshade
sic semper tyrannis
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join:2002-05-26
Salem, OR
1 edit | It Is Not a Violation
Here's why.
A lot of what network neutrality is equal access to content on the internet. The thing is if the content is not there, or not on that particular website (re: 404 error), then how does the concept of network neutrality apply? In order for network neutrality to work you got to have the content there in the first place. It is your responsibility to find the content if it exists at all on the internet. Not to mention you don't have to use the search portal that the DNS redirects you to.
It is as simple as typing www.google.com in your address bar. |
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tschmidt
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join:2000-11-12
Milford, NH
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| said by Nightshade  : The thing is if the content is not there, or not on that particular website (re: 404 error), then how does the concept of network neutrality apply? I agree in general with one caveat. The ISP cannot interfere with customers selecting alternate DNS services or running their own resolvers.
DNS is not an integral service that must be provided by the ISP.
/tom |
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jjeffeory
join:2002-12-04
USA
1 edit | Oh, but if customers run their own resolvers they're violating the TOS. They're running servers! The ISPs would NEVER go for THAT! Next thing you know the customers will put up web servers and email servers! It's a slippery slope from there! |
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tschmidt
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join:2000-11-12
Milford, NH
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·Verizon Online DSL
·Fairpoint Communic..
| said by jjeffeory :Oh, but if customers run their own resolvers they're violating the TOS. They're running servers! I don't understand your comment.
A DNS resolver is not a public server it is a client app accessible at most by other PCs on customer's LAN not the Internet.
/tom |
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