Points on your Internet driver's license (was RE: Even you can be

Sat Jun 12 18:40:17 UTC 2004

Adi Linden wrote:

> To compare this with the electricity company, the average home with a 
> 200A
>
>service is equivalent to NATed and firewalled internet bandwidth. As your 
>electricity demands grow (for whatever reason) the electricity company 
>upgrades your service, to 3 phase, 600V, whatever. Same with internet 
>bandwidth, get a public ip, get a static ip, get ports opened, run 
>servers. Just as the upgraded electricity service requires more knowledge 
>and equipment so does the upgraded internet bandwidth.
>
>  
>
If we would properly follow the analogy above, ISPs should provide a 
"security fuse" which would disconnect the user when blown. Paul called 
this "cyberjail" if I follow his thoughts. All efforts above this should 
be charged separately or be part of "better general level of service". 
You can also charge for letting people out of the jail. Make it $50 or 
$100 a pop, not to be outrageous but justifiable.

Pete