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

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Adi Linden)
Sat Jun 12 15:17:44 2004

Date: Sat, 12 Jun 2004 14:15:41 -0500 (CDT)
From: Adi Linden <adil@adis.on.ca>
To: Petri Helenius <pete@he.iki.fi>
Cc: Geoincidents <geoincidents@nls.net>, <nanog@merit.edu>
In-Reply-To: <40CB4E11.7040001@he.iki.fi>
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu


> 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.

Absolutely.

Properly managing ones bandwidth needs to be less expensive than the 
penalty for abuse. 

Adi


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