Servers and Tos

[Vortek, Eater Of Souls!]

Hey all,
Just to set your fears at rest...
I used to use roadrunner before moving and needing to switch cable providers.
I ran http, ftp, smtp/pop3, and irc servers on my roadrunner line, and no one even noticed.
no port scan, no phone calls asking why my traffic volume was so high, nothing... :)
although, to warn you, that was in Minneapolis, MN, and where ever you are may actually enforce those rules, as each subprovider is
different.
My provider was time warner cable, other companies that lease the roadrunner service/name may actually have measures in place to stop
people from running servers.
and, I totally agree, any ISP that gives you lightening fast speeds, and doesn't think your going to run servers is totally moronic,
and to enforce that, is beyond moronic, and totally unfair.
so, if they do blow the whistle, I'd also suggest finding another provider.
Sorry for the long message everyone. :)


Jes and guide dog Harley wrote:

> Well, the following text says it all right here:
> The Road Runner Service as offered under this Agreement is a residential service offered for personal, non-commercial use only.
> Subscriber agrees not
> to use the Road Runner Service for operation as an internet service provider, for the hosting of websites or for any business
> enterprise.  Subscriber further
> agrees not to connect the cable modem to any computer other than the Computer(s) or to any server (or any computer running server
> applications that provide
> similar protocol services over the Road Runner Service), including without limitation any servers for mail, HTTP, FTP, RTP, IRC,
> DHCP, or multi-user interactive
> forums (e.g. gaming). So, unless I miss my guess, this answer is no... Am I right or wrong on this? All the thing says is that
> you're not suipposed to hook up the cable modem to a computer that is running these applications.
>
> Jes and Harley
> Email: jesman598 at triad.rr.com
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>
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