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Title: Its Comcastic! (NOT!) Post by: hobbit on October 22, 2007, 12:56:29 PM So, some folks may have read the news that Comcast is blocking file sharing applications like Bittorrent by faking RST packets and killing connections: http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2007/10/eff-tests-agree-ap-comcast-forging-packets-to-interfere
Well, its one thing to piss off some kids and such - but now Comcast may have really stepped in it... by doing the same thing to Lotus Notes traffic: http://kkanarski.blogspot.com/2007/09/comcast-filtering-lotus-notes-update.html I don't use Notes anymore, but I'm sure as hell glad I'm not in Comcast territory. To have a company I pay for Internet access to block portions of that access for no other reason than to promote a more expensive option (business class service) - I'm calling bull*feces* on that! [sm_devil] :sad3: Title: Re: Its Comcastic! (NOT!) Post by: Uisce Beatha on October 22, 2007, 01:06:48 PM LOL at the comments:
"...tunnel SSH over HTTP" "...why in the world are you not using a VPN client to encrypt all your traffic in the first place?" "...get frame-relay." Well, that last one was me. ;) Still, to suggest that users should jump through hoops to use Notes over a paid connection is ridiculous. If they want to transmit/receive in the clear that's their business. Comcast apologists. [sm_devil] Title: Re: Its Comcastic! (NOT!) Post by: hobbit on October 22, 2007, 01:30:03 PM LOL - I didn't even look at the comments. In any case, I do not think Notes traffic is 'in the clear' anyway. There is a web interface, but like you said - why jump through hoops to use a connection you're paying for?
frame-relay - lol - ya chit disturber! Its all MPLS these days - get out of the 90s! :D Title: Re: Its Comcastic! (NOT!) Post by: Uisce Beatha on October 22, 2007, 01:38:42 PM frame-relay - lol - ya chit disturber! Its all MPLS these days - get out of the 90s! :D Hell if I know. ;) I just put the pointy thingy in the pluggy thingy and press go. ;) Title: Re: Its Comcastic! (NOT!) Post by: E-A-G-L-E! on October 22, 2007, 01:39:16 PM get out of the 90s! :D That has to be one of your favorite phrases. Title: Re: Its Comcastic! (NOT!) Post by: hobbit on October 22, 2007, 01:49:54 PM get out of the 90s! :D That has to be one of your favorite phrases. Not really - its just fit a few times recently ;D For instance, I just got us project approval for one of my projects recently and the project leader (I'm the technical guy) wanted me to send the approval committee a memo to update them. A memo?, I asked. That's so 80s. :D Title: Re: Its Comcastic! (NOT!) Post by: Uisce Beatha on October 22, 2007, 01:50:23 PM get out of the 90s! :D That has to be one of your favorite phrases. Indeed. Rick's a... bcdM1xEiQN0 ... and proud of it. Title: Re: Its Comcastic! (NOT!) Post by: E-A-G-L-E! on October 22, 2007, 02:05:27 PM get out of the 90s! :D That has to be one of your favorite phrases. Not really - its just fit a few times recently ;D For instance, I just got us project approval for one of my projects recently and the project leader (I'm the technical guy) wanted me to send the approval committee a memo to update them. A memo?, I asked. That's so 80s. :D So what you're saying is that you're also critical of people and their choice of words? :nono: ;) Title: Re: Its Comcastic! (NOT!) Post by: hobbit on October 22, 2007, 02:14:22 PM get out of the 90s! :D That has to be one of your favorite phrases. Not really - its just fit a few times recently ;D For instance, I just got us project approval for one of my projects recently and the project leader (I'm the technical guy) wanted me to send the approval committee a memo to update them. A memo?, I asked. That's so 80s. :D So what you're saying is that you're also critical of people and their choice of words? :nono: ;) Not critical... but mocking. He got a chuckle out of it too - thats just how I roll 8) Title: Re: Its Comcastic! (NOT!) Post by: E-A-G-L-E! on October 22, 2007, 02:20:08 PM get out of the 90s! :D That has to be one of your favorite phrases. Not really - its just fit a few times recently ;D For instance, I just got us project approval for one of my projects recently and the project leader (I'm the technical guy) wanted me to send the approval committee a memo to update them. A memo?, I asked. That's so 80s. :D So what you're saying is that you're also critical of people and their choice of words? :nono: ;) Not critical... but mocking. He got a chuckle out of it too - thats just how I roll 8) A serious reply to post in jest is contradictory to this statement. :D Title: Re: Its Comcastic! (NOT!) Post by: fisherking on October 22, 2007, 02:57:00 PM Its all MPLS these days - get out of the 90s! :D [Fletch voice]It's all ballbearings these days.[/Fletch voice]Title: Re: Its Comcastic! (NOT!) Post by: hobbit on October 22, 2007, 03:17:12 PM Its all MPLS these days - get out of the 90s! :D [Fletch voice]It's all ballbearings these days.[/Fletch voice]Oh yeah baby - you got it! (+1) :D |