From owner-freebsd-chat Mon Nov 3 18:15:50 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id SAA25474 for chat-outgoing; Mon, 3 Nov 1997 18:15:50 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-chat) Received: from fly.HiWAAY.net (root@fly.HiWAAY.net [208.147.154.56]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id SAA25464 for ; Mon, 3 Nov 1997 18:15:47 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dkelly@nospam.hiwaay.net) Received: from nospam.hiwaay.net (tnt1-68.HiWAAY.net [208.147.147.68]) by fly.HiWAAY.net (8.8.7/8.8.6) with ESMTP id UAA12235; Mon, 3 Nov 1997 20:15:44 -0600 (CST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by nospam.hiwaay.net (8.8.7/8.8.4) with ESMTP id TAA27105; Mon, 3 Nov 1997 19:28:21 -0600 (CST) Message-Id: <199711040128.TAA27105@nospam.hiwaay.net> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0zeta 7/24/97 To: Stephen Roome cc: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG From: dkelly@hiwaay.net Subject: Re: Amazing contracts In-reply-to: Message from Stephen Roome of "Mon, 03 Nov 1997 11:52:37 GMT." Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Mon, 03 Nov 1997 19:28:21 -0600 Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Stephen Roome writes: > > 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 > 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. Yeah, but did you think about the "transmission of copyrighted material" part? In its most strict interpretation you can't use this ISP to view any copyrighted web site or to download FreeBSD (which is copyrighted). Then again, their rule may be interpreted as allowing you to download (receive) but not upload (transmit). Any way you look at it, you are not allowed to claim copyright on your own web page. Or your email. Its enough to drive one to mall bombing. :-) -- David Kelly N4HHE, dkelly@hiwaay.net ===================================================================== The human mind ordinarily operates at only ten percent of its capacity -- the rest is overhead for the operating system.