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Date: Tue, 7 Jan 1992 7:06:54 CST From: SEAN@SDG.DRA.COM (Sean Donelan) To: com-priv@psi.com X-Vmsmail-To: SMTP%"com-priv@psi.com" >Question -- are the bits that go to *my house* commercial or not? Or >more explicitly, is residential == commercial? "Commercial" is really a bad term. It is more along the lines of anything "not NSF acceptable" == "Commercial." So if your house is a U.S. not-for-profit institution for research or education, or you're engaged in activities in support of research and education at such an institution, or you get special permission from the NSF then such network traffic may qualify. Otherwise it is "Commercial." So the question becomes "Are the bits that go to *my house* NSF AUP acceptable or not?" Are you engaged in home-schooling for your children? Are you engaged in activities in support of R&E at a U.S. not-for-profit institution for research or education (i.e. a researcher, a student, etc.)? Have you received a grant from the NSF to conduct research in your garage? I don't know for sure that NSF would accept those uses, but it doesn't hurt to send it up the flagpole and see if they salute. Of course the IRS may decide to look into any claims of not-for-profit status. -- Sean Donelan, Data Research Associates, Inc, St. Louis, MO Domain: sean@sdg.dra.com, Voice: (Work) +1 314-432-1100
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