[Foundation-l] complaining to ISPs

Sun Aug 6 23:05:57 UTC 2006

On 8/7/06, Fred Bauder <fredbaud at ctelco.net> wrote:
>
>
> On Aug 5, 2006, at 3:18 AM, Lars Aronsson wrote:
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> > James Hare wrote:
> >
> >> Yes... stating on a page "VERIZON IS BANNED!" for example would
> >> definitely
> >> make them scared and start taking actions against jerks.
> >>
> >
> > Oh, really?  Have you tried?  Are you speaking from experience?
>
> Better to try first to enlist them on our side. We might be able to
> force the issue, but it is an unpleasant and possibly ineffective way
> to go.
>
> Fred
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This should only happen as a last resort. It is difficult for me to edit
from work as most of the IPs of our rolling cache are blocked. It is so
frustrating it isnt funny. I dont think alienating valid users is the way to
go.