RE: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] Hackers defense: The computer did it

[Mike Miller <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

On Fri, 14 Nov 2003, EMAIL:PROTECTED wrote:

> I have thought for a long time now that the internet should be an
> extention of radio or television.  Anyone can receive, but to transmit,
> you must have a license.

On Fri, 14 Nov 2003, Jerry Gamblin wrote:

> Who would you pick to run this organization, this would have to be a
> world wide multilingual organization and what kind of fees would you
> charge? I am just wondering what kind of idea you have on this.


My question would be this:  How can you receive on the internet without
being able to send?  That's just not how it works now.  I have to send
packets to the web server to request files.

Of course, I could do respectable web browsing with very limited upload
bandwidth and broadband download.  Maybe that's how you could regulate the
'net better.  The computer crackers go for machines with high upload
bandwidth because those machines are both useful (for distributing files)
and dangerous (for ping floods, etc.).

Mike
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