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Re: Saturday, December 28, 2002
Having an "end-to-end" network for "The Thing" would also mean that their ISP would have an AUP that would prohibit them from kicking them off. As a co-owner of an ISP that eventually was gobbled up by Verio (The Little Garden - TLGnet), we had an AUP that was very open to any sort of communication on the pipes. It was in response to the early days of the Internet were the NSF had a very restricted policy on communication for the backbone they ran for the (then) Internet. Here is a section of TLG's AUP... TLGNet's TERMS AND CONDITIONS TLGnet exercises no control whatsoever over the content of the information passing through TLGnet. You are free to communicate commercial, noncommercial, personal,questionable, obnoxious, annoying, or any other kind of information, misinformation, or disinformation through our service. You are fully responsible for the privacy of, content of, and liability for your own communications. TLGnet exercises no control whatsoever over the content of the information passing through TLGnet. TLGnet makes no warranties of any kind, whether expressed or implied, for the service it is providing. TLGnet also disclaims any warranty of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. TLGnet will not be responsible for any damages you suffer or inflict on others. This includes loss resulting from delays, non-deliveries, misdeliveries, or service interruptions caused by its own negligence or your errors or omissions. Use of any information obtained via TLGnet is at your own risk. You are responsible for determining whether or not the traffic you originate will end up being carried on another network, and for following the rules of any such networks. TLGnet specifically denies any responsibility for the accuracy or quality of information obtained through its services. Any access to other networks connected to TLGnet must comply with the rules appropriate with the other network. *Use of TLGnet itself may be for any purpose. Use of TLGnet for commercial purposes is both permitted and encouraged.* (Stars added for ephisis. - Tim) Looking at The Things's AUP it is far more restrictive. Check out "Part C" at: http://isp.thing.net/rules.html I think the net needs an TLG style AUP even more now than 1990. Tim There are responses to this message:
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