[plug] Telstra's ADSL pricing is available

[Steve Baker]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Leon Blackwell" <leon at lostrealm.com>
To: <plug at plug.linux.org.au>
Sent: Monday, 7 August 2000 15:55
Subject: Re: [plug] Telstra's ADSL pricing is available


> Well, after reading over the basics, I decided to go through the
> "Acceptable Use Policy"... and, ladies and gentlemen, my official
> word is "it sucks".
>
> ( Check it out at: http://www.telstra.com.au/adsl/docs/policy.pdf )
>
> For volume-based accounts, there aren't any real problems... but
> for unlimited accounts, you are not only not allowed to run servers
> (ftp, chat, etc -- expected, but annoying), but you are also *not*
> allowed to connect a local LAN to your ADSL modem.  You have to pay
> them extra to get additional users, and you can only have a maximum
> of three users for the unlimited plans.

Do they define 'LAN'?  What if I only attach a single computer to the ADSL
modem, but that single computer happens to have a masq'd LAN attached to
_it_?  They wouldn't even know.  I've set up a number of these in small
offices, as have others on this list.

>
> Let's just hope the other ISPs do a better job of this...

bakes
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