My ISP doesn't allow any servers of any kind. Is this the norm?

[SirDante]

I pay $30/month for 1.1 dsl bidirectional coming from a T1. It's wired for this apartment complex which is near campus and has no other options for high speed internet access. This place is sort of like a dorm where all the rooms each have their own bathroom and one shared kitchen. So they charge $30/month per room. Anyways, they caught me using emule and I had to call and promise not to use it or any other file sharing app in order to get back online. Is this BS or am I out of the loop since I've been using dial-up for the past 1.5 years?

 

[Jzero]

A lot of ISPs don't allow serving. My school didn't, and Comcast does not, either.

 

[Hoober]

Originally posted by: Jzero
A lot of ISPs don't allow serving. My school didn't, and Comcast does not, either.

Yeah, most don't allow servers. You have to get a business class provider in order to get server capability.

 

[Colt45]

most dont allow it, but a lot dont seem to notice either.

 

[SirDante]

OK. So what's a legitimate use of their advertised 1.1mb upload? They don't allow me to use ftp programs either.

Also, what's their rationale? Economics or legal liability?

 

[SirDante]

Well I've been using it for a week and they caught me.

No Kazaa, no winmx, no emule, nothing for me. So lots of isps ENFORCE this?

 

[murphy55d]

Charter doesn't, apparently.

 

[pulse8]

ATTBI doesn't allow it, but they've never enforced it on me. I don't know how long they've had the policy, but I ran an FTP server (for legal bootlegs) for like 2+ years.

 

[Maverick]

yeah they'll catch it and write you a threatening letter. Don't do it, or pay for a connection that will allow it.

 

[Tripleshot]

Originally posted by: murphy55d
Charter doesn't, apparently.

Charter does. If you want to serve up webpages or files, you need a static IP and a business class hookup, at more expense.

Charter consumer class offerings are DHCP and change often, making any permanent server arangement moot.

 

[db]

Nooooobody has a server--right

 

[SirDante]

Originally posted by: Shiva112
yeah they'll catch it and write you a threatening letter. Don't do it, or pay for a connection that will allow it.

Yeah, problem is, they're the only one in town unless I wanna pay $500/month for a T1 line.

 

[SirDante]

Would uploading to a news server be considered file "serving"?

 

[DaiShan]

Umm, they kind of have to let you use the BW, they usually write into the contract no servers, I suggest you read exactly what it says about servers, and if they start sticking your for charges they can't prove (like uploading too much) talk to a lawyer. It is standard practice to disallow servers on home lines, but you are paying for the bw - use it. My internet connection downloads 24/7 at max, goes down once a month for about 3 hours for maintenace, and restarts etc. I don't use the upload that much (email, games etc) but you should definitely read the contract (you did sign it afterall) and see what they allow, I would also suggest putting up a firewall...

 

[brtspears2]

Im guessing you got caught by having a high upload to download ratio.

 

[Atvar]

Yea, my isp doesn't allow it either.

<- heads off to tinker with his web, dns, mail and ftp server

Atvar