Re: Can my ISP see my NNTP traffic?

From: kulm_nd (kn_at_NOISP.net)
Date: 04/07/04 

Date: Wed, 07 Apr 2004 13:55:08 GMT

They have every packet going through their servers so of course they could
see what you are doing. The odds are slim, most ISP's could care less where
you go or what you post until they get a subpoena. It can be done easily as
the Feds have shown but must be targeted by IP or username. 

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"Regal" <smith@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:94C495766E51A628D1@64.62.191.200...
> I want to take part in discussions which I don't want my ISP
> snooping around in.
>
> Can my ISP see my Usenet traffic to the extent that the ISP can see
> if I post to or download from a given newsgroup if I use a
> newsserver which is not operated by them?
>
> For example, I use BTopenworld as an ISP in the UK.  If I post this
> Usenet message via the independent Astra newsserver then can
> BTopenworld see what I have read/posted by examining the traffic
> passing through their server.  Can they tell which newsgroups I
> used to post or read?
>
> If they CAN do this they how EASY and how LIKELY is it for them to
> actually do it?
>
> ---
>
> And what about for protocols used by Kazaa and other file sharing
> prgrams?

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