[brlug-general] Blocking port 25 does not cure spam problems.

[Andrew Baudouin]

That's just it.  You aren't paying for the bandwidth that is available to
you.  I pay $41 a month for  a 12 megabit internet connection.  This is by
necessity shared with many people.

If I were to purchase a commercial internet connection that charged me for
the amount of bandwidth I would use by saturating a 12mbps line, it would
cost me thousands of dollars.  Even a business connection providing
1.5mbpscosts 300 a month.

On 9/24/07, willhill <williamhill2 at cox.net> wrote:
>
> You are confused because you and other on this list have set up strawmen
> for
> me.  You said that I would mandate free software.  I said that people
> should
> be made to bear the true cost of their software.  I have argued for the
> right
> to use purchased bandwith as suits the user.  I've also argued that the
> public owns networks that have been and are protected from real
> competition.
> You and others have accused me of arrogance, ignorance and entitlement.
> Unless you can see the simple issue for what it is, you will be confused:
>
> You should be able to do what you want with the bandwith you pay
> for.  Port
> blocks and other monkey business reduce network efficiency and
> freedom.  They
> are contrary to the original design of the internet and an outrage to the
> public.
>
> It IS a good idea for governments to favor free software. It's wrong for
> government to endorse private vendors, especially one as bad as Microsoft.
> Everytime a public employee uses Word to share or archive information,
> everytime a public website is Windows only, a large percentage of the
> population is unserved.  Purchasing non free software when perfectly
> adequate
> free software is available is wasteful.  The money is always better spent
> on
> what government is supposed to be doing.
>
> On Monday 24 September 2007 12:08 pm, Dustin Puryear wrote:
> > Who are these people and what beliefs? I just read this and am now
> > entirely confused.
>
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