Dutch ISPs to collaborate and take responsibility for bottedclients

Tue Oct 6 10:06:41 UTC 2009

Eugeniu Patrascu wrote:
> Gadi Evron wrote:
>> Barton F Bruce wrote:
>>> Stopping the abuse is fine, but cutting service to the point that a 
>>> family
>>> using VOIP only for their phone service can't call 911 and several 
>>> children
>>> burn to death could bring all sorts of undesirable regulation let 
>>> alone the
>>> bad press and legal expenses.
>>
>> While a legitimate concern it's also a red herring, as it's a 
>> technical problem looking for a technical solution.
>>
>>     Gadi.
>>
> I think the need for someone being able to call 911 from their VoIP 
> outweighs your right to claim that they should be disconnected from the 
> Internet.

Again, I don't disagree, but I see it as a technical issue which is 
solvable. I don't see why this is THE issue. It's really just changing 
the subject of the discussion.

> 
> 
> Besides, if that provider wants to help out, he might setup a captive 
> portal or something with information regarding tools to clean their 
> computer.
> 

-- 
Gadi Evron,
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