[68552] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: who offers cheap (personal) 1U colo?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Drew Linsalata)
Sun Mar 14 08:37:10 2004
Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2004 08:37:11 -0500
From: Drew Linsalata <drew@gothambus.com>
To: nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.4.58.0403131923430.2122@clifden.donelan.com>
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
> Why shouldn't an individual be able to operated a server on their DSL or
> cable modem connection?
Because DSL and cable moden networks have evolved into lowest-cost,
widest-reach service networks designed to allow anyone with $30 access
to a relatively fat pipe. As a result those networks have turned into
rich sources of net garbage, and most clueful network operators have
taken to defending themselves against this torrent of silliness.
So, I suppose that the question is not so much of one being "allowed" to
run a server on an xDSL or cable link, but of the real world
effectiveness of doing so.
> Why prevent people from running servers on DSL
> and cable modem connections, yet say they could run an identical
> server in a colo? Why is one unsafe, and the other is considered Ok?
Nothing is 100% safe, but I'd much rather accept unrestricted traffic
from a network with 1000 customers and 2 geek engineers than from a
network with 1,000,000 customers and 25 engineers on staff wading
through mountains of abuse reports. At least at the smaller, more "geek
intensive" level, there is a greater ability to deal with mischief in a
timely and decisive fashion.
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Drew Linsalata
The Gotham Bus Company, Inc.
Colocation and Dedicated Access Solutions
http://www.gothambus.com
