> Secondly, cutting of an arm is losing a vital function of the body. Most > people don't even have a server installed on their computer that they > attach to a residential network. So closing those ports wouldn't even > effect them.
The vital function of the Internet's design was that it was peer to peer communication. The ports are explicitly there to support that design. By blocking ports, the companies are turning into an on-demand broadcast medium instead of a peer to peer communication network. I would say that's a pretty vital loss. Yes the analogy was flawed. All analogies are. But I think it does reflect the gravity of the issue. It makes me wonder if the ACLU could make a First Amendment case out of it. -Kevin ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:135682 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
