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post #31 of 34
6/19/08 at 3:59pm

Re: Charging by the Byte to Curb Internet Traffic

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Originally Posted by Gabriel.H
Yeah and the worst part is, not only are the charging us for going over bandwidth limits but they are still limiting our speeds with traffic shapping software.
Expect that charging by the byte will provide the foundation for removal of traffic shaping. It wouldn't be to the service providers' benefit to continue traffic shaping if they get additional revenue from heavy users.
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post #32 of 34
6/19/08 at 4:00pm

Re: Charging by the Byte to Curb Internet Traffic

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Originally Posted by Todd Hochard
That could be the other side of the coin. Just a small list of companies who will lean hard on ISPs over this-
How much money would they be willing to pay to ISPs to get them to not charge by the byte/not apply traffic shaping?
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post #33 of 34
6/19/08 at 4:44pm

Re: Charging by the Byte to Curb Internet Traffic

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Originally Posted by Brian^K
It isn't. Here's a link: N.Y. attorney general forces ISPs to curb Usenet access | The Iconoclast - politics, law, and technology - CNET News.com

Except that a finger has some utility, while alt.* newsgroups basically don't.
Some of my alt.* subs include groups for my car, crohns-colitis, verizon, motorola (made my cell phone), home repair, home-theater, lawn and garden, the Yankees, Quicken, Las Vegas, and porn.
Needless to say, I disagree.
Here's a quote from your link:
'Cuomo's office said it had "reviewed millions of pictures over several months" and found only "88 different newsgroups" containing child pornography.'

Why not just delete the 88 ?
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post #34 of 34
6/19/08 at 5:44pm

Re: Charging by the Byte to Curb Internet Traffic

Best approach is to get the legitimate newsgroups to follow the procedures and get themselves promoted to one of the legitimate realms.
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