AOL/PrimeHost has reactivated JYA. AOL's story for the takedown is that our seldom used ftp component was being used by unidentified parties to traffic in warez and that it had nothing to do with the http part, "whose content does not concern us." Still, it's odd we did not get a call about the problem as was done a few weeks ago for a similar warez invasion. At that time, we offered to close our ftp, but the PrimeHost rep said no, we'll monitor it, as we do other ftps. I specifically asked to be notified if it happened again, but wasn't. And it's not clear why it took a week for me to find out what was what. Or why not AOL did not just close the ftp and leave the http operating. 'Course, maybe the takedown was signal of distrust of JYA innocence. And a warning. Thanks to the folks who offered more help than the teapot tempest seems to have warranted -- so far.
John Young <jya@pipeline.com> writes:
AOL/PrimeHost has reactivated JYA.
AOL's story for the takedown is that our seldom used ftp component was being used by unidentified parties to traffic in warez and that it had nothing to do with the http part, "whose content does not concern us."
Still, it's odd we did not get a call about the problem as was done a few weeks ago for a similar warez invasion. At that time, we offered to close our ftp, but the PrimeHost rep said no, we'll monitor it, as we do other ftps. I specifically asked to be notified if it happened again, but wasn't. And it's not clear why it took a week for me to find out what was what. Or why not AOL did not just close the ftp and leave the http operating.
'Course, maybe the takedown was signal of distrust of JYA innocence. And a warning.
Thanks to the folks who offered more help than the teapot tempest seems to have warranted -- so far.
Sounds like bullshit. I urge you to find a more honorable upstream provider. Preferrably someone who gets connectivity off of AGIS, who doesn't censor content. --- Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM Brighton Beach Boardwalk BBS, Forest Hills, N.Y.: +1-718-261-2013, 14.4Kbps
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I urge you to find a more honorable upstream provider. Preferrably someone who gets connectivity off of AGIS, who doesn't censor content.
You don't get connectivity off of AGIS becuase no-one connnects. AGIS' routers ect are so misconfigered ect that pagets seem to move threw it more by coninicdence then anything else. - -- Please excuse my spelling as I suffer from agraphia see the url in my header. Never trust a country with more peaple then sheep. ex-net.scum and proud You Say To People "Throw Off Your Chains" And They Make New Chains For Themselves? --Terry Pratchett -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.3i Charset: noconv iQCVAwUBM+gq6KQK0ynCmdStAQGgTAP7BpyHaIamlA3mwEY42gL1hUxV836EtbN+ inmw58XlXSrVOckpKYyOddkv8M+CFtGP1uXr1+unhalmVENcGuLsjCrw/EEICEP1 9TgcCGhVWOerjKg8Qr9VCgutXLUcmhXlhjFzRKYT4n10UdiRq82Mx/L1Da1W/tra 7RvhE7/Igi4= =aO0S -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
? the Platypus {aka David Formosa} <dformosa@st.nepean.uws.edu.au> writes:
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On Tue, 5 Aug 1997, Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM wrote:
I urge you to find a more honorable upstream provider. Preferrably someone who gets connectivity off of AGIS, who doesn't censor content.
You don't get connectivity off of AGIS becuase no-one connnects. AGIS' routers ect are so misconfigered ect that pagets seem to move threw it more by coninicdence then anything else.
(I'm trying to reply to my incoming mail in the order it was received, still doing last weekend's mail, but I'll make an exception.) David, it's remarks like these that cause people to conclude that you're not very bright. I'm not a customer of AGIS or any of its downstreams, and I get excellent connectivity to their sites. I remind the readers that certain groups on Usenet hate AGIS because of their refusal to censor content. E.g. read the Net.Scum page for Debbie Taylor to read how the homos tried to censor the Web site called "www.gothatesfags.com" and how AGIS refuses to bend over. For this reason, homos (is David one?) spread lies ike the above about AGIS, using meaningless technical jargon and implying that that it doesn't work properly, But the fact is that the recent study by the Boardwatch magazine ranked AGIS's network third best among major backbones. (It would be first best of they ranked their commitment to freedom of speech.) More power to Phil Lawlor and death to all censors! --- Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM Brighton Beach Boardwalk BBS, Forest Hills, N.Y.: +1-718-261-2013, 14.4Kbps
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? the Platypus {aka David Formosa} <dformosa@st.nepean.uws.edu.au> writes:
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You don't get connectivity off of AGIS becuase no-one connnects. AGIS' routers ect are so misconfigered ect that pagets seem to move threw it more by coninicdence then anything else.
David, it's remarks like these that cause people to conclude that you're not very bright. I'm not a customer of AGIS or any of its downstreams, and I get excellent connectivity to their sites.
When agis allowed peaple to measure there performence it was always on the poor side, now that AGIS is blocking all attempts to mesure packet loss over its network (hiding under the excuse that these are attacks) no one can realy tell.
I remind the readers that certain groups on Usenet hate AGIS because of their refusal to censor content.
It would have more to do with hosting Spamford Wallis the internets second worst abuser.
E.g. read the Net.Scum page for Debbie Taylor to read how the homos tried to censor the Web site called "www.gothatesfags.com"
I have no problems with that web site's existence.
For this reason, homos (is David one?)
I'm not gay but my boyfreand is :D.[1]
spread lies ike the above about AGIS, using meaningless technical jargon and implying that that it doesn't work properly,
It dosn't, see the articals about it going down (still haven't found that 'hacker'), see the articals about how it advertised routs that it didn't own, see ... [1] Demitri A little bit of resurch would of established what my sexualiaty is. For the record most of my parteners have been femail - -- Please excuse my spelling as I suffer from agraphia see the url in my header. Never trust a country with more peaple then sheep. ex-net.scum and proud You Say To People "Throw Off Your Chains" And They Make New Chains For Themselves? --Terry Pratchett -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.3i Charset: noconv iQCVAwUBM+rX66QK0ynCmdStAQFw0wQAyX56VZP2xBxw/RxGz/z35BbNrjt0J/YW pBMKtYR5YZVEWhEdjD4vxQSDN7xtwTxvZZJbxBeDweW9rqdohEL6aPIhK60/piAG 50w0uABSIRxT3YcPgSmgSEvLqGWATtyUgu6jQFQ+jpfzsYkQk3uwn8IiUWpg5jvq mbaRS8/ZEYk= =omax -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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