Even you can be hacked

Fri Jun 11 16:51:38 UTC 2004

Andy Dills wrote:

> On Thu, 10 Jun 2004, Laurence F. Sheldon, Jr. wrote:
> 
> 
>>Jeff Shultz wrote:
>>
>>
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>>>But ultimately, _you_ are responsible for your own systems.
>>
>>Even if the water company is sending me 85% TriChlorEthane?
>>
>>Right.  Got it.  The victim is always responsible.
>>
>>There you have it folks.
> 
> 
> Change the word "victim" to "negligent party" and you're correct.
> 
> Ignoring all of the analogies and metaphors, the bottom line is that ISPs
> are _not responsible_ for the negligence of their customers, and that ISPs
> are _not responsible_ for the _content_ of the packets we deliver. In
> fact, blocking the packets based on content would run counter to our sole
> responsibility: delivering the well-formed packets (ip verify unicast
> reverse-path) where they belong.
> 
> Remember, we're service providers, not content providers. Unless your AUP
> or customer contract spells out security services provided (most actually
> go the other way and limit the liability of the service provider
> specifically in this event), then your customers have to pay you to secure
> their network (unless you feel like doing it for free), or they are
> responsible, period.
> 
> As far as I'm concerned, that guy would have a better shot at suing
> Microsoft then challenging his bandwidth bill.
> 
> Andy
> 
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