Thou shalt not question Comcast

[gaf-mNDKBlG2WHs at public.gmane.org (Jerry Feldman)]

On 11/25/2008 11:52 PM, Derek Atkins wrote:
> Quoting David Kramer <david-8uUts6sDVDvs2Lz0fTdYFQ at public.gmane.org>:
>
>  =20
>>> As soon as it's convenient for me, I'm switching to the lesser of two=
 evils
>>> (Verizon FIOS).
>>>      =20
>> How will that help in the long run?  Verizon FiOS forbid servers too.
>> You'll likely face the same problem with them eventually.
>>    =20
>
> I'm pretty sure that Vz FiOS Business Service allows servers.  They
> even sell static addresses.  What would be the point of a static
> address without running servers?
>  =20
I would think that a business service would be useless if you could not=20
run servers, but I do know that Comcast, ATTBI, MediaOne and Highway1=20
all had a clause in the signed agreement that states that servers are=20
not allowed. The intent back in the Mediaone days was not to prevent you =

from having an ssh server, but to prevent gaming and things like IRC.

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