Date: Fri, 03 Dec 1999 18:49:14 +0800 From: "aLan Tait" <aLan@fil.net> To: Bill Fumerola <billf@chc-chimes.com> Cc: "freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG" <freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Chat Only??? Message-ID: <3847A02A.34A1970E@fil.net> References: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9912022100570.94960-100000@jade.chc-chimes.com>
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> I don't claim to know much about the US ISP market, let alone > any other country's ISP market. However I do know that you should > be very straightforward with this arrangement. > > People don't like things getting watered down without being told. > > More power to you, WOW! Do I ever agree! Problem is, by any measure you or I would understand, they won't. Another problem is, every other ISP is flat out lying to them. Finally, there is no truth in advertizing laws effective here, so if you want to say "surfing 4 hours a day will keep you from getting AIDS" - it's okay! (I have heard that surfing 24 hours a day will reduce your risk!) As to "watered down" - how can anything be "watered down where it is a "one of a kind"? Chat Only service is not our normal service, no one ever said it would be. Frankly, most if not all, of our customers use their time for something much more productive, like research or email. The chat service is targeted at providing 2,000 bps for P20 / hr - to customers of other ISP's who are used to getting 200-500 bps for P30 /hr. That can hardly be said to be watered down! If you are talking about the people who would like to use the chat service for something other than chatting - "cheating not chatting" - then they are the ones who are trying to water down a fair price and I really don't have any sympanthy for them... Anyway, enough about that, I already know it is nearly impossible for people in other countries to understand what it is like here. They may think they do, but it is much different being here long term (it took me about six years to learn that - and sometimes I still revert to American thinking). What I am really asking about is not the moral or intelectual aspects, just the suggestions on a simple portmaster IP and port filter... Actually, I am considering just denying the major services, incoming (from our client to us) ports <2000. Do you think that would work? aLan To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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