From: Jack Bates (no email)
Date: Fri Aug 01 2003 - 07:47:46 EDT
Ben Buxton wrote:
> In europe, when any consumer gets a net connection it's sold as
> a pipe to do anything you want with (as long as it abides by laws
> and netiquette.
>
> It seems that this silly restrictive mentality will remain even with
> ipv6...
>
In the US, the pipe is limited in any number of ways in attempts to
limit how many people share their broadband with their neighbor at a
reduced rate.
Another issue is that handing out IP addresses to the home at this point
is foolish. User's, in general, can't protect themselves.
-Jack
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