Re: [fw-wiz] About Port Forwarding, Apache and Firewall Rules

From: Jim Seymour (jseymour_at_linxnet.com)
Date: 08/30/04

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Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 07:52:50 -0400 (EDT)

    Mark <firewalladmin@bellsouth.net> wrote:
    >
    > Hi Jim:
    >
    > I think (hope) you were just pointing out the irony of the request by
    > servie_tech. I must confess that I totally overlooked the paradox in the
    > post itself.

    Indeed I was.

    > However, if I may insert a little something without
    > starting a flame (as I mean no offense)

    /me takes a preemtive chill pill...

    > I would like to quote a very
    > famous man from the world's all-time best seller:
    > "He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone..."
    > In other words, haven't we all been there done that?
    [snip]
    >

    Sinned, in general :)? Or purposefully set out to violate (one of) my
    ISP's TOS'? The former: Certainly. The latter: No.

    Yes, I was merely pointing-out the irony of the request. But to
    address this issue of running "services" on a broadband connection
    where it's clearly a violation of the contract to which one has agreed
    with their provider: Sure, people do it all the time. I wouldn't.
    First because it would be a violation of a contractual agreement, but
    also because such services are not reliable. I figure if you're going
    to run a service, there's no point unless it has a certain degree of
    reliability. Even if it's just a "personal" web site. Decent web
    hosting can be had for relatively cheap. No need to abuse a
    $30-$40/month residential broadband connection.

    I've seen it argued, by residential broadband customers, that "my ISP
    doesn't really care." Maybe sometimes they don't. But I suspect any
    ISP that's gone to the trouble to block inbound port 80 really means
    it. And I really think firewall-wizards ought not be actively helping
    somebody violate their ISP's TOS. What's next: "Can you help me set up
    a secure 'bot net?"

    Maybe I'm old-fashioned. Or maybe I'm just anal.

    Jim
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