Optonline file server

d

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Dec 20, 2002, 6:44:55 AM12/20/02

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Wondering if anyone got an email from Optonline about not operating a
file server?

Tursiops_G

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Dec 20, 2002, 6:24:03 PM12/20/02

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"d" <none...@no.com> wrote in message
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> Wondering if anyone got an email from Optonline about not operating a
> file server?

Yep, Just about every OOL subscriber got it.

- Tursiops_G.

Bob Dubenezic

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Dec 21, 2002, 1:13:50 AM12/21/02

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I got one for each account

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d

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Dec 21, 2002, 2:45:01 AM12/21/02

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So were you running a file server on each account? How much bandwidth
were you using? Not all Optonline customers got the email. What do
you suppose the limit for upload bandwidth is 20 kbps?

Help, I can't give up my file server. It is my whole life. lol

On Sat, 21 Dec 2002 06:13:50 GMT, "Bob Dubenezic" <r...@sprintpcs.com>
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Marion Margoshes

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Dec 21, 2002, 10:16:48 PM12/21/02

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What do you mean by "file server" I am truly a novice.

James Knott

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Dec 22, 2002, 9:43:19 AM12/22/02

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Marion Margoshes wrote:

> What do you mean by "file server" I am truly a novice.
>

It's a computer operated so that people can save and retrieve files from
other computers. Generally, they're used in businesses, so that employees
can share files etc.

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Shaun

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Dec 22, 2002, 10:44:07 AM12/22/02

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On Sun, 22 Dec 2002 14:43:19 GMT, James Knott <bit_b...@rogers.com>
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>Marion Margoshes wrote:
>
>> What do you mean by "file server" I am truly a novice.
>>
>
>It's a computer operated so that people can save and retrieve files from
>other computers. Generally, they're used in businesses, so that employees
>can share files etc.

Yea, they are used for bussiness on an internal lan, you mean an FTP
server out on the net ?

James Knott

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Dec 22, 2002, 12:39:08 PM12/22/02

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Shaun wrote:

>>It's a computer operated so that people can save and retrieve files from
>>other computers. Generally, they're used in businesses, so that employees
>>can share files etc.
>
> Yea, they are used for bussiness on an internal lan, you mean an FTP
> server out on the net ?
>

It could be any type of file server. There are many different methods, such
as SMB (Windows), Netware, NFS, FTP etc.

Sensei

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Dec 22, 2002, 7:32:34 PM12/22/02

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OOL emailed accounts that dont even exist so they made sure everyone got it.
They are capping (Snagging as they call it) every user who runs any type of
service from their OOL modem account.
This means any of the following may qualify for snagging:

- FTP
- HTTP (not port 80 cause they block that)
- Socks (not standard ports cause they block that)
- DNS
- NFS
- 1214 (Kazaa, Grokster, Morpheus, Any file/music sharing software)
- 3389 (Remote Desktop/Terminal Services) Just because they can
- 1433 SQL Server (Just because they can)
- PCAnywhere
- VNC (It's Like pcAnywhere)

So if they see you run any services such as this and the bandwidth usage
lasts longer than 4 hours, they snag you.
Yes this informaiton is real, it came right from an OOL engineer buddy of
mine and they hit one of my modems already.
Oh well, sucks to be me!

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Marion Margoshes

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Dec 22, 2002, 11:23:14 PM12/22/02

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Would two computers, networked in the home, qualify for this?

Marion Margoshes

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Dec 22, 2002, 11:21:54 PM12/22/02

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Thank you.

Rob Scullion

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Dec 23, 2002, 12:28:08 AM12/23/02

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James Knott <bit_b...@rogers.com> wrote in message news:<0NmN9.31659$yW.2...@news04.bloor.is.net.cable.rogers.com>...

> Shaun wrote:
>
> >>It's a computer operated so that people can save and retrieve files from
> >>other computers. Generally, they're used in businesses, so that employees
> >>can share files etc.
> >
> > Yea, they are used for bussiness on an internal lan, you mean an FTP
> > server out on the net ?
> >
>
> It could be any type of file server. There are many different methods, such
> as SMB (Windows), Netware, NFS, FTP etc.

I was just checking out the OOL situation over on DSL Reports. Looks
like the major offender, in OOL's eyes, is P2P apps (Kazaa, Limewire,
Bearshare, etc). When you share files with those apps, you're
basically becoming a file-server. Not to say that running a moderate
to heavy use FTP server wouldn't get you nabbed, but P2P looks like
the problem OOL is trying to address. Just thought I'd chime in as a
lot of people don't classify P2P apps as servers. It's always been a
sort of grey area, but it looks like OOL is making their
interpretation clear now.

Rob

James Knott

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Dec 23, 2002, 6:53:18 AM12/23/02

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Marion Margoshes wrote:

> Would two computers, networked in the home, qualify for this?
>

They could, but generally networking is considered to be server/client or
peer to peer. Server/client refers to a common server used by anyone,
whereas p-p is simply a client sharing with other clients. Both methods
allow sharing of files.