Thomas Muldowney wrote:
> It is their network, and their resources, and I feel we need to respect >that. > I tend to agree, *but*.... anyone who has an internet connection can send email to AOL users; anyone can browse through web pages hosted by AOL; further, AOL/TW would certainly *like* everyone on the internet to chose the AIM client for their instant messaging needs. It's not like they're not prepared for a large number connections to Oscar (and correct me if I'm wrong, but connecting with "unauthorized software" has never even been a legal issue -- i.e., jabber people didn't get cease & desist orders, they just got met with unfriendly engineering and IP blocking, right?). It's just that they have this crappy double standard about how people are allowed to use the resources that they already offer up to the non-paying public, and it seems that a lot of people here (myself included) are wondering if we should respect *that* at all. _______________________________________________ jdev mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mailman.jabber.org/listinfo/jdev
