I'm guessing they'll block the common P2P ports and monitor others. Probably they'll have a ruleset distributed to all of their routers to block the traffic.
Jon Hall wrote: > How are they going to block file sharing networks? It's just not possible... > > jon > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Hatton Humphrey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2002 11:45 AM > Subject: ADSL Cost (UK Low-Budget ISP) > > > >>I just came across this article (watch for wrap): >> >> >> > http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&ncid=73&e=3&cid=73&u=/zd/2002052 > 0/tc_zd/5108035 > >>ISP: File swappers pay extra >>Mon May 20, 2:43 PM ET >>By Graeme Wearden, ZDNet News >> >>U.K. Internet service provider PlusNet announced on Friday that is >>launching a lower-priced broadband product. >>Customers will only be charged �20.99 (US$31) (including VAT) per month >>for PlusNet's ADSL Home Surf product -- �2 (US$3) per month less than >>PlusNet's existing consumer broadband package, and �9 (US$13) cheaper >>than many competing broadband services. >> >>The downside with ADSL Home Surf is that subscribers will not be able to >>use peer-to-peer file-swapping services. This rules out popular but >>bandwidth-hungry applications such as Kazaa and Morpheus, which allow >>users to share MP3 files. >> >> >> > ______________________________________________________________________ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
