[ NNSquad ] NASA and BitTorrent

2008-01-14 Thread Lauren Weinstein
Here's some amusing reading for those in the audience who believe that P2P in general, and BitTorrent in particular, are only used for illicit purposes by music and film pirates: http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/faq.php?e=4 --Lauren-- NNSquad Moderator

[ NNSquad ] Re: Richard Bennett on Comcast and Fairness (from IP)

2008-01-16 Thread Lauren Weinstein
Yeah, yeah, I know, The ability to encrypt data is insignificant next to the power of ISP Force ... Well Darth, uh, I mean Nick, it's not a matter a faith, it's a matter of cause and effect and war without end. Sure, ISPs and their cohorts could choose to deploy ever more invasive

[ NNSquad ] ATT, P2P, and Filtering (from Slyck)

2008-01-23 Thread Lauren Weinstein
Greetings. Definitely do read the article referenced below. Particularly interesting is how ATT attempts to simultaneously claim the moral high ground when it comes to filtering (even invoking child porn examples, as predicted) while simultaneously making it clear that economic issues are their

[ NNSquad ] U2 Manager wants ISP Filters, says Silicon Valley Hippies to Blame!

2008-01-29 Thread Lauren Weinstein
U2's manager yesterday called on artists to join him in forcing the hippy technology and internet executives he blames for the collapse of the music industry to help save it. http://music.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,2248544,00.html I seriously needed a laugh today. Thanks Paul! --Lauren--

[ NNSquad ] AP: Markey introduces new Network Neutrality legislation

2008-02-13 Thread Lauren Weinstein
http://www.telegram.com/article/20080213/APF/802130714 --Lauren-- NNSquad Moderator

[ NNSquad ] Competitive Enterprise Institute Blasts Network Neutrality via FCC Comments

2008-02-13 Thread Lauren Weinstein
--- Forwarded message begins --- NEWS RELEASE CEI Files Comments on Net Neutrality Contact: Richard Morrison, 202.331.2273 CEI Files Comments on Net Neutrality Urges FCC to Let Network Practices Evolve in the Market Washington, D.C., February 13, 2008—Today the Competitive Enterprise

[ NNSquad ] Pakistan YouTube block routing changes disrupt YouTube worldwide

2008-02-25 Thread Lauren Weinstein
This story hasn't seen much mainstream media play yet. Apparently the means chosen by Pakistan's ISPs to conform to their government's attempt to block their people's access to religiously offensive video materials -- low level routing changes -- managed to disrupt YouTube access worldwide over

[ NNSquad ] BitTorrent bandwidth usage (from IP)

2008-02-27 Thread Lauren Weinstein
From: David Farber [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ip [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 06:23:28 -0800 Subject: [IP] Two positions at FCC Comcast Hearing From: Brad Templeton [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 6:50 PM To: David Farber Cc: ip

[ NNSquad ] FCC paths to Internet network management? (from IP)

2008-02-27 Thread Lauren Weinstein
From: David Farber [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ip [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [IP] the FCC and Comcast - a query from your editor Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:35:28 -0500 I have heard endless suggestions that the FCC stop what many consider improper network management practices by Comcast .. As a

[ NNSquad ] Re: Pakistan access toYouTube restored after blasphemousvid removed

2008-02-27 Thread Lauren Weinstein
The fact that states (or countries) assert that they have such long arm rights is a whole world away from being able to enforce them. Even within the U.S., such enforcement is often highly problematic, internationally much more so. Obviously if we're going to operate on the basis that everything

[ NNSquad ] British ISPs to sell their subscribers' Web browsing data

2008-02-27 Thread Lauren Weinstein
Pretty much speaks for itself: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/02/25/phorm_isp_advertising/ As the old song said, How low, can you go? As far as I'm concerned, ISPs should never engage in such transfers of information except perhaps on an explicit OPT-IN basis. The article notes that no

[ NNSquad ] Re: FCC paths to Internet network management? (from IP)

2008-02-28 Thread Lauren Weinstein
over outside services, but that's another story. --Lauren-- NNSquad Moderator - - - At 10:48 PM 2/28/2008, Lauren Weinstein wrote: Brett Glass says: Sixth, there should be no obfuscation of P2P. B! Sorry, no can do, at least if we're talking about some sort of enforced ban. I'm

[ NNSquad ] Competition

2008-02-29 Thread Lauren Weinstein
Just as a point of interest, there are readers of this list in some parts of the world who are laughing themselves silly at some of the arguments we see here. Why? Because they realize that if there was broad competition in the Internet access industry in the U.S., especially if wholesale and

[ NNSquad ] Re: Competition

2008-03-01 Thread Lauren Weinstein
it seems like this illustrates the future of the network business and is at the root of the network neutrality issue. -Benson On 2/29/08, Lauren Weinstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just as a point of interest, there are readers of this list in some parts of the world who are laughing

[ NNSquad ] Re: Avoiding unfair ISP bandwidth manipulations

2008-03-05 Thread Lauren Weinstein
and the disadvantage of competitors and customers. --Lauren-- NNSquad Moderator - - - On Mar 5, 2008, at 5:53 PM, Lauren Weinstein wrote: Question: Would this problem be mitigated if all IP-based traffic, other perhaps than basic not-on-demand, non-PPV TV, were subject to the same

[ NNSquad ] Re: Moderation policy (and previous message from Brett Glass)

2008-03-12 Thread Lauren Weinstein
Let's get past the airline bomb analogy. A bomb's sole purpose is to destroy and terrorize, and whatever damage is done by P2P is ancillary to P2P's purpose, not P2P's purpose itself. When someone triggers a purposeful DDoS attack, that's damage for damage's sake. But Brett's concern about VoIP

[ NNSquad ] DynDns configuration and contact failures

2008-03-12 Thread Lauren Weinstein
Greetings. If any dyndns users receive NNSquad messages successfully (perhaps via aliases) I'd appreciate it if you'd ask their postmaster (assuming they have one, see below) to contact me. Mail to dyndns users on the NNSquad mailing list appears to be failing with MX looping errors, and it's

[ NNSquad ] NY Times: Concerns over video traffic and Internet capacities

2008-03-12 Thread Lauren Weinstein
NY Times: Concerns over video traffic and Internet capacities http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/13/technology/13net.html --Lauren-- NNSquad Moderator

[ NNSquad ] NY Times: Verizon offers system to improve P2P transfers

2008-03-13 Thread Lauren Weinstein
NY Times: Verizon offers system to improve P2P transfers http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/AP-P2P-Verizon.html --Lauren-- NNSquad Moderator

[ NNSquad ] DNS Interception by ISPs (was Verizon P2P discussion)

2008-03-14 Thread Lauren Weinstein
OK, we need to get to the bottom of this. Last I heard, Verizon allowed subscribers to opt-out of their DNS redirection service through the rather cumbersome technique of manually changing client DNS settings. Can we confirm that this is no longer the case, and that regardless of client DNS

[ NNSquad ] More info on ISP DNS redirections

2008-03-14 Thread Lauren Weinstein
farther in the wrong direction. If ISPs wish to provide such DNS diversion services, they should be *opt-in* only. But we all know why they don't do that. --Lauren-- NNSquad Moderator --- Forwarded Message From: Kelly Setzer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Lauren Weinstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject

[ NNSquad ] Re: More info on ISP DNS redirections

2008-03-14 Thread Lauren Weinstein
be *opt-in* only. But we all know why they don't do that. --Lauren-- NNSquad Moderator --- Forwarded Message From: Kelly Setzer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Lauren Weinstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [ NNSquad ] DNS Interception by ISPs (was Verizon P2P discussion) Date: Fri, 14 Mar

[ NNSquad ] DNS Redirection: The Plot Thickens

2008-03-15 Thread Lauren Weinstein
Well, responses continue to arrive from my query regarding DNS redirection/diversion experiences. Frankly, I'm receiving enough conflicting data at this point regarding non-standard DNS behavior (for TW, Verizon, and now HughesNet) that really definitive statements regarding any of these will

[ NNSquad ] Addendum on the DNS Diversion Test

2008-03-15 Thread Lauren Weinstein
A quick additional note: If you choose to try the DNS Diversion Test described in: http://www.nnsquad.org/archives/nnsquad/msg00735.html it would be best to do some ordinary (UDP) DNS lookups, e.g.: dig @dns-test.nnsquad.org control.hq as well as the zone lookup example that I showed

[ NNSquad ] Early results of DNS diversion testing

2008-03-16 Thread Lauren Weinstein
Greetings. Just FYI, I'm already getting messages from people finding what appear to be unexpected DNS diversions from their ISPs. There is enough broad interest in this that I'm going to write up a more comprehensive set of instructions for this testing suitable for broader distribution, along

[ NNSquad ] Expected query output data for NNSquad DNS test zone

2008-03-16 Thread Lauren Weinstein
Greetings. You can now find the expected output data for the NNSquad control.hq DNS test zone (control.hq at DNS server dns-test.nnsquad.org) via: http://www.nnsquad.org/dns-test-zone-output.txt This data will be changing at intervals so please always verify any test results against the

[ NNSquad ] HughesNet apparently diverting DNS UDP data

2008-03-16 Thread Lauren Weinstein
Greetings. Early test results via the NNSquad test DNS zone are strongly suggesting that HughesNet is intercepting and diverting ordinary (UDP) DNS queries at the port 53 level. AXFR (TCP) queries do not appear to be similarly affected at this time. Dig tests set to the dns-test.nnsquad.org DNS

[ NNSquad ] Testing Your Internet Connection for ISP DNS Diversions

2008-03-16 Thread Lauren Weinstein
explanations are omitted here. Please see the complete write-up at: http://lauren.vortex.com/archive/000377.html Thanks! ] --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 http://www.pfir.org/lauren Co-Founder, PFIR - People For Internet

[ NNSquad ] Possible DNS diversion by Sprint EVDO

2008-03-17 Thread Lauren Weinstein
I have a solid report that strongly suggests port 53 DNS diversion by Sprint EVDO, at least through one reseller. I'd be particularly interested in the results of other Sprint EVDO users running the tests outlined in: http://lauren.vortex.com/archive/000377.html Please do not report if the

[ NNSquad ] BT admits using live customer data in Phorm test, faces legal action

2008-03-19 Thread Lauren Weinstein
BT admits using live customer data in Phorm test, faces legal act http://www.precisionmarketing.co.uk/Articles/256233/BT+facing+legal+action+over+customer+data+.html --Lauren-- NNSquad Moderator

[ NNSquad ] FCC High-Speed Internet Report Released

2008-03-20 Thread Lauren Weinstein
--- Forwarded Message Subject: [IP] The FCC has released their High-Speed Internet Status report Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2008 07:23:13 -0400 From: David Farber [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ip [EMAIL PROTECTED] Begin forwarded message: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dewayne Hendricks) Date: March 20, 2008

[ NNSquad ] CBC to distribute TV program via BitTorrent

2008-03-20 Thread Lauren Weinstein
--- Forwarded Message From: David Farber [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ip [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2008 03:52:48 -0700 Subject: [IP] Music industry proposes a piracy surcharge on ISPs From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Victor

[ NNSquad ] Internet Futures Paper

2008-03-20 Thread Lauren Weinstein
--- Forwarded Message From: David Farber [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ip [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:37:54 -0700 Subject: [IP] Paper: State of the Internet Challenges ahead From: Steve Goldstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 20,

[ NNSquad ] Verizon and ATT top the spectrum auction

2008-03-20 Thread Lauren Weinstein
Verizon and ATT top the spectrum auction http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/21/technology/21auction.html --Lauren-- NNSquad Moderator

[ NNSquad ] Captain Kangaroo on File Sharing

2008-03-22 Thread Lauren Weinstein
Allow me to channel Bob Keeshan for a few minutes. How might Captain Kangaroo have explained the file sharing controversy? Setting aside the technical details and application specifics, what P2P really is of course is ... sharing. Sharing is good. Though if you share something that you do not

[ NNSquad ] Captain Kangaroo vs. Mr. Rogers

2008-03-22 Thread Lauren Weinstein
Now we're really getting somewhere. We've managed to boil the entire vast controversy over P2P down to a simple choice: Captain Kangaroo on File Sharing or Mr. Rogers on Externalities Place your bets! Take your pick! As we've seen this political season, there's nothing like

[ NNSquad ] AP: HD videoconferencing over the Internet

2008-03-23 Thread Lauren Weinstein
AP: HD videoconferencing over the Internet http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/technology/AP-Home-Videoconferencing.html --Lauren-- NNSquad Moderator

[ NNSquad ] Re: Costing P2P and other ISP data streams

2008-03-24 Thread Lauren Weinstein
Hmmm. Did Brett really supplement his usual categorical All P2P traffic is thievery and has no right to exist! argument with a well... if it's *slow* enough it might be OK appendix? But do we believe there's a function that will accurately graph morality vs. bps? --Lauren-- NNSquad Moderator

[ NNSquad ] Preliminary info regarding NNSquad Network Measurement Agent

2008-03-24 Thread Lauren Weinstein
Greetings. I've alluded previously to the upcoming initial beta release of an NNSquad software package. Here's a bit more info. The package is called the NNSquad Network Measurement Agent (NNMA). The first beta release is an installable Windows application, and the initial NNSquad-related

[ NNSquad ] Speaking of software: A LiveCD ISO for testing ISP interference

2008-03-24 Thread Lauren Weinstein
A LiveCD ISO for testing ISP interference: http://www.p2pforum.it/forum/showthread.php?t=290321 --Lauren-- NNSquad Moderator

[ NNSquad ] More on Bell Canada's sudden throttling of wholesale traffic

2008-03-25 Thread Lauren Weinstein
Here are a couple of links pointing off in numerous directions on the Bell Canada throttling and reactions. I would appreciate additional *specific* technical information on this issue directly from affected parties if possible. Thanks.

[ NNSquad ] AP's take on the Comcast treating all traffic equally story

2008-03-27 Thread Lauren Weinstein
AP's take on the Comcast treating all traffic equally story http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/technology/AP-Comcast-BitTorrent.html --Lauren-- NNSquad Moderator

[ NNSquad ] Administrivia: The Sound of Silence

2008-03-30 Thread Lauren Weinstein
Greetings. Just in case anyone was wondering, the notable (and one might suggest, somewhat relaxing) lack of messages on this list over the last couple of days is not the result of technical problems or rejected messages, but rather a sudden dearth of submissions. My own sense is that after the

[ NNSquad ] Concerns over BBC bandwidth usage

2008-04-10 Thread Lauren Weinstein
--- Forwarded Message From: David Farber [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ip [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2008 17:07:13 -0700 Subject: [IP] BBC iPlayer risks overloading the internet From: Brian Randell [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2008

[ NNSquad ] Mercury News op-ed by Richard Bennett on Stanford NN hearing

2008-04-18 Thread Lauren Weinstein
--- Forwarded Message From: David Farber [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ip [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 02:49:24 -0700 Subject: [IP] Merccurynews report on Stanford hearing From: Richard Bennett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, April 18, 2008 5:45

[ NNSquad ] More on Stanford NN hearing (George Ford booed and heckled)

2008-04-18 Thread Lauren Weinstein
--- Forwarded Message From: David Farber [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ip [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 02:45:42 -0700 Subject: [IP] Re:George Ford is getting booed and heckled From: Brett Glass [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2008

[ NNSquad ] Even more on Stanford NN hearing (David P. Reed)

2008-04-18 Thread Lauren Weinstein
--- Forwarded Message From: David Farber [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ip [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 07:54:17 -0700 Subject: [IP] Merccurynews report on Stanford hearing From: David P. Reed [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, April 18, 2008 10:15

[ NNSquad ] The Stanford FCC hearing saga continues ...

2008-04-18 Thread Lauren Weinstein
--- Forwarded Message From: David Farber [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ip [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 10:42:01 -0700 Subject: [IP] FCC En Banc Hearing at Stanford From: Dr Heather E Hudson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, April 18, 2008 1:37 PM

[ NNSquad ] ATT: Bandwidth-wise, the sky is falling!

2008-04-18 Thread Lauren Weinstein
ATT: Bandwidth-wise, the sky is falling! http://www.news.com/2100-1034_3-6237715.html --Lauren-- NNSquad Moderator

[ NNSquad ] Register: Network Neutrality as Mob Rule

2008-04-24 Thread Lauren Weinstein
Register: Network Neutrality as Mob Rule http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/04/23/bellovin_neutrality_mob_rule/ --Lauren-- NNSquad Moderator

[ NNSquad ] ATT to Vuze: your TCP reset test proves nothing

2008-04-30 Thread Lauren Weinstein
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080428-att-to-vuze-your-tcp-reset-test-proves-nothing.html - - - It is most certainly true that raw counts of TCP RSTs do not in and of themselves demonstrate ISP traffic management techniques. On the other hand, RST counts are still one useful metric

[ NNSquad ] Broad Internet filtering proposed in Japan

2008-05-08 Thread Lauren Weinstein
--- Forwarded Message From: David Farber [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ip [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [IP] net filtering in Japan Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 19:57:28 -0400 Begin forwarded message: From: Rod Van Meter [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: May 8, 2008 7:31:44 PM EDT To: David Farber [EMAIL

[ NNSquad ] Net Neutrality and Antitrust, etc.

2008-05-09 Thread Lauren Weinstein
--- Forwarded Message From: David Farber [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ip [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [IP] re-distribution of op-ed on Net Neutrality -- a reaction and a reply from one of the authors Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 15:23:10 -0400 From: John S. Quarterman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: David Farber

[ NNSquad ] Deep Packet Inspection equipment for Tier 1

2008-05-12 Thread Lauren Weinstein
--- Forwarded Message From: David Farber [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ip [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [IP] Deep packet inspection at 80 Gbps Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 20:52:10 -0400 Begin forwarded message: From: Roger Bohn [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: May 12, 2008 7:48:39 PM EDT To: David Farber

[ NNSquad ] Netflix announces their Internet set top box streaming movie service

2008-05-20 Thread Lauren Weinstein
Netflix announces their Internet set top box streaming movie service This is of course in direct competition with ISP PPV movie offerings, but unlike ISP-provided content, *will* count against the bandwidth caps and limits determined by the ISPs themselves.

[ NNSquad ] Charter DPI tracks users whether opted-out or not

2008-05-21 Thread Lauren Weinstein
Not exactly a surprise. --Lauren-- NNSquad Moderator --- Forwarded Message From: David Farber [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ip [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [IP] Charter tracks user activity even if users opt out Date: Wed, 21 May 2008 08:08:08 -0400 Begin forwarded message: From: Rich Kulawiec

[ NNSquad ] Theories of legal liabilities for ISP content filtering, etc.

2008-05-22 Thread Lauren Weinstein
Theories of legal liabilities for ISP content filtering, etc. http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/05/isp-content-f-1.html --Lauren-- NNSquad Moderator

[ NNSquad ] Cable prices keep rising -- subscribers keep paying

2008-05-24 Thread Lauren Weinstein
Cable prices keep rising -- subscribers keep paying http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/24/technology/24cable.html --Lauren-- NNSquad Moderator

[ NNSquad ] NNSquad Network Measurement Agent Beta Now Available

2008-05-29 Thread Lauren Weinstein
for more details. Good luck, Mr. Phelps. --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 http://www.pfir.org/lauren Co-Founder, PFIR - People For Internet Responsibility - http://www.pfir.org Co-Founder, NNSquad - Network Neutrality Squad - http

[ NNSquad ] Internal BT report apparently reveals Phorm-related violations (Wikileaks)

2008-06-05 Thread Lauren Weinstein
[ The court clerk will now read the 19 million counts against the defendant ... -- Lauren Weinstein NNSquad Moderator ] --- Forwarded Message From: Richard M. Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: British Telecom Phorm PageSense External Validation

[ NNSquad ] Update on ISP Actions Regarding C-Porn and Usenet

2008-06-10 Thread Lauren Weinstein
of the Internet will be next to fall into the line-of-sight of their big red cutoff switch? --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 http://www.pfir.org/lauren Co-Founder, PFIR - People For Internet Responsibility - http://www.pfir.org Co

[ NNSquad ] Fw: NPR Story on Charter

2008-06-12 Thread Lauren Weinstein
--- Original Message --- From: Hal Murray [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 6/12/08, 17:36:00 Subject: NPR Story on Charter Privacy vs. Profit on the Internet http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91436209 The Internet service providers are talking about

[ NNSquad ] NYT: Charging by the Byte to Curb Internet Traffic

2008-06-14 Thread Lauren Weinstein
NYT: Charging by the Byte to Curb Internet Traffic The Time Warner plan has the potential to bring Internet use full circle, back to the days when pay-as-you-go pricing held back the Web's popularity. In the early days of dial-up access, America Online and other providers

[ NNSquad ] Free Press/Public Knowledge Investigation Finds NebuAd Wiretaps Consumers and Hijacks Web Sites

2008-06-18 Thread Lauren Weinstein
--- Forwarded Message Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:24:39 -0400 From: Art Brodsky [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Lauren Weinstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Free Press/Public Knowledge Investigation Finds NebuAd Wiretaps Consumers and Hijacks Web Sites Contact: Art Brodsky 202-518

[ NNSquad ] Internet traffic growth

2008-06-18 Thread Lauren Weinstein
--- Forwarded Message From: David Farber [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ip [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:01:32 -0700 Subject: [IP] IP traffic will nearly double every two years through 2012. From: DV Henkel-Wallace [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent:

[ NNSquad ] NebuAd, Claria, and Gator: DPI vs. Spyware

2008-06-21 Thread Lauren Weinstein
--- Forwarded Message From: Richard M. Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Gator comes back as NebuAd Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2008 10:32:09 -0400 This is a multipart message in MIME format. - --=_NextPart_000_001E_01C8D38A.0FDABC40 Content-Type: text/plain;

[ NNSquad ] Vint Cerf via CNN iReport on Internet Access / iReport.com

2008-06-24 Thread Lauren Weinstein
This four minute video from PDF (Personal Democracy Forum) 2008 is currently linked from CNN's home page as iReport.com: 'Father of Internet' speaks out. http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-39113 --Lauren-- NNSquad Moderator

[ NNSquad ] InternetforEveryone.org announced

2008-06-25 Thread Lauren Weinstein
InternetforEveryone.org is a national initiative of public interest, civic and industry groups that are working to see that the Internet continues to drive U.S. economic growth and prosperity. http://internetforeveryone.org --Lauren-- NNSquad Moderator

[ NNSquad ] Charter suspends NebuAd pilot program (but wants a way to proceed)

2008-06-30 Thread Lauren Weinstein
Charter suspends NebuAd pilot program (but wants a way to proceed) http://www.heise-online.co.uk/security/US-ISP-backs-off-from-NebuAd--/news/110997 http://www.internetnews.com/ec-news/article.php/3755631/NebuAd+The+Third+Rail+for+ISPs.htm --Lauren-- NNSquad Moderator

[ NNSquad ] Re: Blocking Comcast's Sandvine with simple firewall rules?

2008-07-02 Thread Lauren Weinstein
ISPs operations? --Lauren-- NNSquad Moderator On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 9:00 AM, Lauren Weinstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The ISP is not your enemy. It is not your friend, either, but this assumption that just about any active traffic management is somehow bad, and that application-aware

[ NNSquad ] AP: Free speech online

2008-07-06 Thread Lauren Weinstein
AP: 'Public' online spaces don't carry speech, rights http://kstp.com/article/stories/S501560.shtml?cat=159 --Lauren-- NNSquad Moderator

[ NNSquad ] L.A. Times: Cable and Telcos Band Together to Tighten Duopoly

2008-07-13 Thread Lauren Weinstein
L.A. Times: Cable and Telcos Band Together to Tighten Duopoly http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-lazarus13-2008jul13,0,7499799.column --Lauren-- NNSquad Moderator

[ NNSquad ] David P. Reed Congressional Testimony Tomorrow Regarding DPI

2008-07-16 Thread Lauren Weinstein
Greetings. David P. Reed (who is a founding signatory of NNSquad, by the way) will be testifying tomorrow before the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and The Internet, at the hearing on What Your Broadband Provider Knows About Your Web Use: Deep Packet Inspection and Communications Laws

[ NNSquad ] DPI, NebuAd, etc.

2008-07-17 Thread Lauren Weinstein
--- Forwarded Message Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:03:17 -0400 From: David P. Reed [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Lauren Weinstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: DPI, NebuAd, etc. I posted to my blog today a link to my written statement to the House hearing on DPI. http://www.reed.com/blog-dpr/?p=8

[ NNSquad ] Are You Getting What You're Paying For? ...

2008-07-18 Thread Lauren Weinstein
Are You Getting What You're Paying For? 25 Online Tools to Test Your Internet Service http://www.internetservicedeals.com/blog/75/are-you-getting-what-youre-paying-for-25-online-tools-to-test-your-internet-service/ --Lauren-- NNSquad Moderator

[ NNSquad ] David Reed's Congressional Testimony

2008-07-18 Thread Lauren Weinstein
--- Forwarded Message Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:19:17 -0500 From: Seth Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Fwd: David Reed Delivers the Goods Again] - Original Message Subject: David Reed Delivers the Goods Again Date:

[ NNSquad ] Agenda for FCC Broadband and the Digital Future Hearing

2008-07-20 Thread Lauren Weinstein
Note that scheduled panel member Mark Cuban has famously urged that P2P traffic simply be blocked: http://lauren.vortex.com/archive/000329.html --Lauren-- NNSquad Moderator --- Forwarded Message From: David Farber [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ip [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [IP] Agenda for FCC's

[ NNSquad ] NYTimes: FTC on Internet Privacy, ISPs, etc.

2008-07-21 Thread Lauren Weinstein
NYTimes: FTC on Internet Privacy, ISPs, etc. http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/07/21/the-ftcs-bully-pulpit-on-privacy/index.html --Lauren-- NNSquad Moderator

[ NNSquad ] ATT promises more precision in broadband service claims

2008-07-22 Thread Lauren Weinstein
ATT promises more precision in broadband service claims http://uk.reuters.com/article/rbssTechMediaTelecomNews/idUKN2146202820080721 --Lauren-- NNSquad Moderator

[ NNSquad ] Comcast learns that services work better *after* cable is installed

2008-07-22 Thread Lauren Weinstein
Comcast learns that services work better *after* cable is installed http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/22/AR2008072202685.html --Lauren-- NNSquad Moderator

[ NNSquad ] Video of Vint Cerf's comments on Net Neutrality at Fortune Brainstorm

2008-07-24 Thread Lauren Weinstein
--- Forwarded Message From: David Farber [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ip [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [IP] Telcos hurting national interest says Vint Cerf - [IS NOT THE ONLY FATHER -- when will PR people stop this djf ]Father of Internet Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:23:24 -0400 Begin forwarded

[ NNSquad ] Embarq admits that they didn't directly warn users about NebuAd test

2008-07-24 Thread Lauren Weinstein
Embarq admits that they didn't directly warn users about NebuAd test http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/24/AR2008072403603.html?hpid=sec-tech --Lauren-- NNSquad Moderator

[ NNSquad ] Skype backdoor? And monitoring of subs in Europe ...

2008-07-25 Thread Lauren Weinstein
Skype backdoor? And monitoring of subs in Europe ... http://www.heise-online.co.uk/security/Speculation-over-back-door-in-Skype--/news/70 --Lauren-- NNSquad Moderator

[ NNSquad ] Internet infrastructure

2008-07-25 Thread Lauren Weinstein
From:David Farber [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [IP] Infrastructure To: ip [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Erik Cecil [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 25, 2008 5:02 PM To: David Farber Subject: Infrastructure Dave, This might be of interest to the

[ NNSquad ] Practical Congestion Solutions (Real Soon Now)

2008-07-29 Thread Lauren Weinstein
From: Dave Burstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2008 6:10 AM To: David Farber Subject: Practical Congestion Solutions (Real Soon Now) Folks David Reed asked about how is Comcast managing traffic today, and what is likely later in the year.

[ NNSquad ] GOP Leader: FCC's Comcast Action is Dangerous, Limits Freedom!

2008-08-01 Thread Lauren Weinstein
GOP Leader: FCC's Comcast Action is Dangerous, Limits Freedom! http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087sid=anHiuBmAa.JM --Lauren-- NNSquad Moderator

[ NNSquad ] EFF releases command-line ISP testing tool

2008-08-03 Thread Lauren Weinstein
--- Forwarded Message From: David Farber [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ip [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [IP] EFF Releases Switzerland ISP Testing Tool Date: Sun, 3 Aug 2008 12:06:48 -0400 EFF RELEASES SWITZERLAND ISP TESTING TOOL The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is releasing Switzerland, a

[ NNSquad ] Personal Bandwidth Manager

2008-08-03 Thread Lauren Weinstein
Propel Personal Bandwidth Manager http://www.enterprisenetworkingplanet.com/netsysm/article.php/3732591 --Lauren-- NNSquad Moderator

[ NNSquad ] Bandwidth caps

2008-08-06 Thread Lauren Weinstein
] Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2008 8:56 PM To: David Farber; 'ip' Cc: 'Dave Burstein'; 'Lauren Weinstein' Subject: RE: [IP] That 5 gigabit cap is pulled back Why is a byte cap on local traffic fair? What am I consuming and why shouldn't I be able to watch 24x7 video streams from a local school

[ NNSquad ] bandwidth caps

2008-08-07 Thread Lauren Weinstein
--- Forwarded Message From: David Farber [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ip [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2008 01:31:38 -0700 Subject: [IP] Hard caps (or equivalent pricing) are wrong From: Dave Burstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 06,

[ NNSquad ] bandwidth caps

2008-08-07 Thread Lauren Weinstein
vis-a-vis outside Internet competition. Where peering is expensive the situation can be viewed as different, though the question of whether that pricing is an organic function or artificial is of course relevant. -- Lauren Weinstein NNSquad Moderator

[ NNSquad ] Re: Upcoming conference on Broadband Census for America

2008-08-08 Thread Lauren Weinstein
[ Fears of anticompetitive or unfair tactics from the telephone and cable ISPs -- the same operations that anti-neutrality forces frequently argue should be left essentially unregulated? -- Lauren Weinstein NNSquad Moderator ] --- Forwarded

[ NNSquad ] Cable looks to networked, central DVRs

2008-08-09 Thread Lauren Weinstein
The response below refers to: http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080807-cablecos-ponder-networked-dvrs-in-wake-of-cablevision-ruling.html I'll also note that, if the often painfully sluggish behavior of even recent vintage Video on Demand systems is any example (including the newest OCAP

[ NNSquad ] Tactics (from IP) [ was: Broadband Census ... ]

2008-08-09 Thread Lauren Weinstein
--- Forwarded Message From: David Farber [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ip [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Tactics (was: Re: [IP] Re: Upcoming conference on Broadband Census for America) Date: Sat, 9 Aug 2008 17:30:48 -0400 Begin forwarded message: From: Lauren Weinstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: August

[ NNSquad ] BT throttling

2008-08-09 Thread Lauren Weinstein
BT throttling http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/08/07/bt_samknows_bandwidth_throttling/ --Lauren-- NNSquad Moderator

[ NNSquad ] Odlyzko on Net Neutrality, Google, etc.

2008-08-11 Thread Lauren Weinstein
Odlyzko on Net Neutrality, Google, etc. For the record, I do not agree with Odlyzko's analysis suggesting that search neutrality or cloud computing dominance issues are likely to be viewed as far more insidious than ISP walled gardens or similar non-neutral ISP network constructs. Among other

[ NNSquad ] Re: [IP] It's Showtime for Tiered Broadband

2008-08-11 Thread Lauren Weinstein
PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:39:57 -0700 From: Lauren Weinstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] Time to look at why they like tiered approaches. Does wreck internet video deliveries economics. Sounds like maybe carriers should be banned from media delivery. djf Dave, You're not kidding

[ NNSquad ] U.S. broadband adoption hits 7-year low

2008-08-12 Thread Lauren Weinstein
U.S. broadband adoption hits 7-year low http://blog.wired.com/business/2008/08/us-broadband-sp.html --Lauren-- NNSquad Moderator

[ NNSquad ] FCC's McDowell Addresses Broadband Issues at Heritage Foundation

2008-08-13 Thread Lauren Weinstein
--- Forwarded Message From: David Farber [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ip [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [IP] McDowell Addresses Broadband Issues at Heritage Foundation Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 11:43:15 -0400 Begin forwarded message: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dewayne Hendricks) Date: August 13, 2008

[ NNSquad ] NSF and the Birth of the Internet [Flash Multimedia]

2008-08-18 Thread Lauren Weinstein
--- Forwarded Message From: David Farber [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ip [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [IP] NSF and the Birth of the Internet Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:23:22 -0400 Begin forwarded message: From: Richard Forno [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: August 17, 2008 12:20:59 PM EDT To:

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