Home servers on broadband (was Re: [TriLUG] [Fwd: Important Cox E-Mail Delivery Changes])

[Andrew Perrin]

AFAICT Earthlink doesn't have such a policy:

http://www.earthlink.net/about/bestbuy/

I use earthlink-over-TWC as my home internet provider and have been
generally happy with them. Note, though, that this discussion has moved
from disallowing direct mail delivery to running servers at home.
Earthlink theoretically does the same thing Cox does (disallows outgoing
smtp to anywhere but smtp.earthlink.net) but, for the roughly 6 months
I've been using them, that hasn't actually been enforced.

ap

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On Fri, 27 Jun 2003, Chris Bullock wrote:

>
> >
> > As a pre-emtive move, I would like to send a nicely (professionaly)
> > worded letter to TWC/RR pointing out the added value that many of gain
> > its customers gain from running our own servers from home.  In my case,
> > I save $20/mo by not having to host my web/list server elsewhere.  It
> > is low-volume, so it doesn't cost RR anything...and provides considerable
> > value to me.  We need to communicate this sentiment to the RR
> > management in an intelligent and understandable manner.  And suggest
> > alternatives...like checking machines for open relays and puhishing
> > the guilty customers, rather than the well-behaved.
>
> I wouldn't suggest telling on yourself quite yet, if you read your
> acceptable use policy you will see the following.  I never signed
> anything agreeing to this *but* I did agree to use the cox service so
> therefore I must abide by the agreement.
>
> In addition, subscriber agrees not to:
> Pulled from the roadruner acceptable use policy:
> Connect High Bandwidth server applications on their Residential or Road
> Runner Business Pro Account. This includes but is not limited to the
> running of servers for FTP; HTTP, IRC, DHCP, Mail and multi-user
> interactive forums (i.e. game servers);
>
> Pulled from the cox acceptable use policy:
> *Servers.* You may not operate, or allow others to operate, servers of
> any type or any other device, equipment, and/or software providing
> server-like functionality in connection with the Service, unless
> expressly authorized by Cox.
>
> So I guess if you want "servers" guess you/I need to upgrade to the
> commercial/residential or quit complaining or just go get DSL.
> cgb
>
> >
> >
> > However, I think that sending this to a local support line will not
> > get very far.  Anyone here have suggestions on getting this communicated
> > to higher-level persons -- those that make the decisions?
> >
> > Chris
> >
>
>
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