On Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:38:21 -0400, Hans Lister wrote:
> On Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:40:03 +0000 (UTC), Sermo Malifer wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 15 Jun 2009 23:12:35 -0400, Hans Lister wrote:
>>
>>> On Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:38:43 -0500, Erik Funkenbusch wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:05:38 -0400, Moshe Goldfarb wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> It's clearly against the TOS of most ISP's. Why? What's to prevent a
>>>>> person from signing up for an ISP for $19.99 per month and then
>>>>> running their own service allowing other users to ssh in but only
>>>>> charging them $10.00 a piece.
>>>>
>>>> Umm.. you need an ISP to be able to SSH into their system (short of
>>>> being close enough to glom onto their wireless, but then you wouldn't
>>>> need to ssh).
>>>
>>> Mark Kent has the legit ISP.
>>> He allows others to ssh into his machine to use HIS ISP connection.
>>>
>>>>> It's like climbing up the pole and splicing into your neighbor's
>>>>> CATV setup so you can get free cable.
>>>>
>>>> Not really.
>>> Technically no, because the person, Mark Kent, in this case allows it.
>>> Same effect from the ISP's POV though. IOW lost revenue.
>>>
>>>> This is purely Roy trying to hide his origination and to use Demon's
>>>> nntp server.
>>>
>>> I disagree.
>>> It's Roy Schestowitz, amongst others, sponging off another Linux
>>> advocate so he doesn't have to pay for an Internet connection.
>>>
>>> The method is not the point, the fact that Roy is using another
>>> person's connection *is* the point.
>>>
>>> Suppose I gave you my ip address and created an account for you under
>>> my ISP and let you post via proxy from my machine. Is that allowed by
>>> my ISP?
>>>
>>> I can tell you it's not.
>>> Why?
>>> They want to sell you a connection.
>>
>> How is Roy supposed to make use of an IP address without having an
>> Internet connection of his own already? He'd have to be on the LAN
>> of the connection he's sharing, and that certainly does not require
>> every user on the LAN to have their own Internet connection!
>
> he is using his school's Internet connection but because he got put on
> notice for SPAMMING through it, he can't use it for his SPAM operation.
.. and you know this how? And why?
>
> He has slipped up a few times already.
.. and you know this how? And why?
>
>> You guys are so eager to find a reason to bad mouth Roy you're making
>> fools of yourselves in the process!
>
> You do realize that Mark Kent came clean a while ago about Roy and
> others using his ISP connection.
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Rick
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