From owner-freebsd-chat Mon Nov 3 16:30:57 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id QAA16732 for chat-outgoing; Mon, 3 Nov 1997 16:30:57 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-chat) Received: from freebie.lemis.com (gregl1.lnk.telstra.net [139.130.136.133]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id QAA16724 for ; Mon, 3 Nov 1997 16:30:53 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from grog@freebie.lemis.com) Received: (from grog@localhost) by freebie.lemis.com (8.8.7/8.8.5) id LAA22703; Tue, 4 Nov 1997 11:00:34 +1030 (CST) Message-ID: <19971104110034.56757@lemis.com> Date: Tue, 4 Nov 1997 11:00:34 +1030 From: Greg Lehey To: Stephen Roome Cc: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Amazing contracts References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.84e In-Reply-To: ; from Stephen Roome on Mon, Nov 03, 1997 at 11:52:37AM +0000 Organisation: LEMIS, PO Box 460, Echunga SA 5153, Australia Phone: +61-8-8388-8286 Fax: +61-8-8388-8725 Mobile: +61-41-739-7062 WWW-Home-Page: http://www.lemis.com/~grog Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Mon, Nov 03, 1997 at 11:52:37AM +0000, Stephen Roome wrote: > > Well, while bored again today I decided that instead of trying to find an > ISP in Dallas, (any ideas, I need static IP and I need it tomorrow.), I know that Freeside Communications in Austin does static, but I don't know if they have a presence in Dallas. > I read through one of our contracts, Thought this bit was good: > > All of the following are considered unnacceptable; the transmission of > computer viruses or pornography... etc... transmission of copyrighted > material; mall bombing; mass mailing of unsolicited advertising... > ^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > Personally I'm happy to see that some ISP's are willing to take a stance > against such dangerous, criminal and/or terrorist activities, such as > detonating explosives in shopping precincts. Last time I was in Austin TX, I noted a couple of ISPs who had established themselves in shopping malls. Is this the case in Dallas as well? This may be pure self-preservation.