said by jjoshua:This part of the discussion got a little bit off topic. However, I think that I was correct when I suggested that comcast COULD build a network where one user's lack of security wouldn't affect other users.
you seem to think that comcast operates in a vacuum. this is not the case. what you are suggesting would take a huge cooperative effort between a large number of carriers and providers. even then -- it would not be foolproof and there are many other issues that plague a carrier that would cause something like this to be an issue. in my mind -- you are making a huge deal over something comcast is trying to handle with this system. however, if every problem begins to look like a nail....
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