Comments on: Blocking Network Packets – The Comcast Fiasco http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/10/25/blocking-network-packets-the-comcast-fiasco/ tech, science, news and social issues for geeks Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:16:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Genetically Modified Turbine-Powered Rabbithttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/10/25/blocking-network-packets-the-comcast-fiasco/#comment-163869 Genetically Modified Turbine-Powered Rabbit Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:30:42 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/10/25/blocking-network-packets-the-comcast-fiasco/#comment-163869 [...] though Comcast has done some stupid things in the past, you have to agree that this ad promoting the company’s high-speed [...] [...] though Comcast has done some stupid things in the past, you have to agree that this ad promoting the company’s high-speed [...]

]]> By: Comcast Does 180 on P2P blockinghttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/10/25/blocking-network-packets-the-comcast-fiasco/#comment-53560 Comcast Does 180 on P2P blocking Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:23:13 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/10/25/blocking-network-packets-the-comcast-fiasco/#comment-53560 [...] have written here a few times that Comcast was justified in using traffic shaping to protect equal access among all of their [...] [...] have written here a few times that Comcast was justified in using traffic shaping to protect equal access among all of their [...]

]]> By: EFF Flogged Over Comcast Reporthttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/10/25/blocking-network-packets-the-comcast-fiasco/#comment-33360 EFF Flogged Over Comcast Report Sat, 15 Dec 2007 15:18:04 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/10/25/blocking-network-packets-the-comcast-fiasco/#comment-33360 [...] multi-users blog, a subject can be covered from many angles. This is one example, and here’s another one. This post does bring up some good point about what an access provider should and should not do. I [...] [...] multi-users blog, a subject can be covered from many angles. This is one example, and here’s another one. This post does bring up some good point about what an access provider should and should not do. I [...]

]]> By: realityhttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/10/25/blocking-network-packets-the-comcast-fiasco/#comment-29631 reality Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:53:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/10/25/blocking-network-packets-the-comcast-fiasco/#comment-29631 "Or maybe Comcast is filtering all .pdf email attachments due to rampant viruses exploiting weaknesses in old versions of Adobe Acrobat reader. Thus, they are protecting their customers, the bastards." Yeah.. hey how about you never ride in a car because you might get into a car accident.. You should also probably never have sex because you might get an STD.. and just to be on the safe side you shouldn't ever watch an 'R' rated movie because it might corrupt your weak malleable mind. Looks like its staying at home masturbating to the Disney channel for you BelchSpeak. "Or maybe Comcast is filtering all .pdf email attachments due to rampant viruses exploiting weaknesses in old versions of Adobe Acrobat reader. Thus, they are protecting their customers, the bastards."

Yeah.. hey how about you never ride in a car because you might get into a car accident.. You should also probably never have sex because you might get an STD.. and just to be on the safe side you shouldn't ever watch an 'R' rated movie because it might corrupt your weak malleable mind.

Looks like its staying at home masturbating to the Disney channel for you BelchSpeak.

]]> By: realityhttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/10/25/blocking-network-packets-the-comcast-fiasco/#comment-263782 reality Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:53:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/10/25/blocking-network-packets-the-comcast-fiasco/#comment-263782 "Or maybe Comcast is filtering all .pdf email attachments due to rampant viruses exploiting weaknesses in old versions of Adobe Acrobat reader. Thus, they are protecting their customers, the bastards."Yeah.. hey how about you never ride in a car because you might get into a car accident.. You should also probably never have sex because you might get an STD.. and just to be on the safe side you shouldn't ever watch an 'R' rated movie because it might corrupt your weak malleable mind.Looks like its staying at home masturbating to the Disney channel for you BelchSpeak. “Or maybe Comcast is filtering all .pdf email attachments due to rampant viruses exploiting weaknesses in old versions of Adobe Acrobat reader. Thus, they are protecting their customers, the bastards.”

Yeah.. hey how about you never ride in a car because you might get into a car accident.. You should also probably never have sex because you might get an STD.. and just to be on the safe side you shouldn’t ever watch an ‘R’ rated movie because it might corrupt your weak malleable mind.

Looks like its staying at home masturbating to the Disney channel for you BelchSpeak.

]]> By: BelchSpeakhttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/10/25/blocking-network-packets-the-comcast-fiasco/#comment-263781 BelchSpeak Wed, 31 Oct 2007 04:50:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/10/25/blocking-network-packets-the-comcast-fiasco/#comment-263781 Macuserme <blockquote>Obviously Comcast was blocking our access to a perfectly harmless monthly newsletter.</blockquote> Its a conspiracy, isn't it? Write your congressman. Or maybe Comcast is filtering all .pdf email attachments due to rampant viruses exploiting weaknesses in old versions of Adobe Acrobat reader. Thus, they are protecting their customers, the bastards. <a href="http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00001303.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00001303....</a> Macuserme

Obviously Comcast was blocking our access to a perfectly harmless monthly newsletter.

Its a conspiracy, isn't it? Write your congressman.

Or maybe Comcast is filtering all .pdf email attachments due to rampant viruses exploiting weaknesses in old versions of Adobe Acrobat reader. Thus, they are protecting their customers, the bastards.
http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00001303….

]]> By: Macusermehttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/10/25/blocking-network-packets-the-comcast-fiasco/#comment-22393 Macuserme Wed, 31 Oct 2007 03:51:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/10/25/blocking-network-packets-the-comcast-fiasco/#comment-22393 Sorry folks, I'm not a geek and not that knowledgable about how these ISPs work, but I do know that after 6 or 7 years of receiving a Mac User Group newsletter in PDF form once a month, all of a sudden none of the users with a Comcast email address received the newsletter. All others did. Obviously Comcast was blocking our access to a perfectly harmless monthly newsletter. After the monthly meeting I had it sent to my Yahoo account and received it with no problem. We did a lot of griping about Roadrunner when we had that, but oh how I wish it was back! Sorry folks, I'm not a geek and not that knowledgable about how these ISPs work, but I do know that after 6 or 7 years of receiving a Mac User Group newsletter in PDF form once a month, all of a sudden none of the users with a Comcast email address received the newsletter. All others did. Obviously Comcast was blocking our access to a perfectly harmless monthly newsletter. After the monthly meeting I had it sent to my Yahoo account and received it with no problem.

We did a lot of griping about Roadrunner when we had that, but oh how I wish it was back!

]]> By: Macusermehttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/10/25/blocking-network-packets-the-comcast-fiasco/#comment-263780 Macuserme Wed, 31 Oct 2007 03:51:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/10/25/blocking-network-packets-the-comcast-fiasco/#comment-263780 Sorry folks, I'm not a geek and not that knowledgable about how these ISPs work, but I do know that after 6 or 7 years of receiving a Mac User Group newsletter in PDF form once a month, all of a sudden none of the users with a Comcast email address received the newsletter. All others did. Obviously Comcast was blocking our access to a perfectly harmless monthly newsletter. After the monthly meeting I had it sent to my Yahoo account and received it with no problem. We did a lot of griping about Roadrunner when we had that, but oh how I wish it was back! Sorry folks, I’m not a geek and not that knowledgable about how these ISPs work, but I do know that after 6 or 7 years of receiving a Mac User Group newsletter in PDF form once a month, all of a sudden none of the users with a Comcast email address received the newsletter. All others did. Obviously Comcast was blocking our access to a perfectly harmless monthly newsletter. After the monthly meeting I had it sent to my Yahoo account and received it with no problem.
We did a lot of griping about Roadrunner when we had that, but oh how I wish it was back!

]]> By: BelchSpeakhttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/10/25/blocking-network-packets-the-comcast-fiasco/#comment-22397 BelchSpeak Tue, 30 Oct 2007 20:50:35 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/10/25/blocking-network-packets-the-comcast-fiasco/#comment-22397 Macuserme <blockquote>Obviously Comcast was blocking our access to a perfectly harmless monthly newsletter.</blockquote> Its a conspiracy, isn't it? Write your congressman. Or maybe Comcast is filtering all .pdf email attachments due to rampant viruses exploiting weaknesses in old versions of Adobe Acrobat reader. Thus, they are protecting their customers, the bastards. <a href="http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00001303.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00001303....</a> Macuserme

Obviously Comcast was blocking our access to a perfectly harmless monthly newsletter.

Its a conspiracy, isn't it? Write your congressman.

Or maybe Comcast is filtering all .pdf email attachments due to rampant viruses exploiting weaknesses in old versions of Adobe Acrobat reader. Thus, they are protecting their customers, the bastards.
http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00001303….

]]> By: BelchSpeakhttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/10/25/blocking-network-packets-the-comcast-fiasco/#comment-22102 BelchSpeak Mon, 29 Oct 2007 18:22:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/10/25/blocking-network-packets-the-comcast-fiasco/#comment-22102 Illegal method to deter P2P? Comcast is a criminal? What law have they broken? Please enlighten us, Deaf Mute. Illegal method to deter P2P? Comcast is a criminal? What law have they broken? Please enlighten us, Deaf Mute.

]]> By: BelchSpeakhttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/10/25/blocking-network-packets-the-comcast-fiasco/#comment-263779 BelchSpeak Mon, 29 Oct 2007 18:22:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/10/25/blocking-network-packets-the-comcast-fiasco/#comment-263779 Illegal method to deter P2P? Comcast is a criminal? What law have they broken? Please enlighten us, Deaf Mute. Illegal method to deter P2P? Comcast is a criminal? What law have they broken? Please enlighten us, Deaf Mute.

]]> By: Deaf Mutehttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/10/25/blocking-network-packets-the-comcast-fiasco/#comment-22100 Deaf Mute Mon, 29 Oct 2007 18:14:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/10/25/blocking-network-packets-the-comcast-fiasco/#comment-22100 That is nice. Except for that Comcast is not taking responsibility. They don't need to and they won't, ever. What they are doing, to prevent being given this responsibility, is imposing a possible illegal method to deter legal and illegal use of P2P clients. And even without delving into the ethical and moral problems of illegal downloading, I could tell you that Comcast is definitely the criminal here. That is nice. Except for that Comcast is not taking responsibility. They don't need to and they won't, ever.

What they are doing, to prevent being given this responsibility, is imposing a possible illegal method to deter legal and illegal use of P2P clients.

And even without delving into the ethical and moral problems of illegal downloading, I could tell you that Comcast is definitely the criminal here.

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