On Wed, Oct 20, 2004 at 12:43:26AM -0700, Alan wrote: > >Except that open labs generally have a person on hand to supervise the > >equipment. Granted undergrad student slave labour doesn't result in very > >good supervision, but at least nobody can hold the university liable for > >failing to take some precaution against illegal activity by members of the > >general public. > > > >You can't say that about someone sitting off-campus in a car with a > >high-gain 2.4GHz antenna. > > Sure I can. As I stated, I am perfectly willing to register with the CC > for access to the wireless network. > This is the same precaution they take with students/faculty and staff.
They aren't willing to let you. Their cited concerns are legal liability and that you have not paid your technology fee. You seem unwilling to accept this justification, and frankly until computing services start giving me a paycheck, it's not worth my time to keep restating this point. You think you're entitled. They think you're not. I agree with them. > No, actually, when I said free, I was _specifically_ talking about > blocked ports and then semi-facetiously. > Doesn't matter much now though, since we've morphed into something else > now. heh. I do think blocked ports, save those that are dangerous (139), are a dumb idea, personally. > Have you missed the several times I have mentioned registration? I have > not advocated completely open access. Have you missed the several times I have mentioned that I pay for access as a student, and you do not? Campus networking is a subscription service. The fact that you can access it without subscribing is a security hole. Go ahead and make a big deal about it to network services on campus--you will only enhance the existing effort to close that hole since it's not supposed to be accessible to you anyway. > However, the point is not cost. The point is that, within reason, the > facilities and resources of the University should be open to the Oregon > public. More "I'm a TAXPAYER, I have RIGHTS!" crap. Why should you get for free part of that which I am going deeply into student loan debt for? _______________________________________________ EUGLUG mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug
