Re: [PLUG] Comcast or Verizon DSL for Linux laptop?

[Noah silva <nsilva@atari-source.com>]

> > > Verizon's explanation for the port 80 block was that too many people were
> > > either getting infected by the various worms and viruses, or complaining to
> > > Verizon about seeing attempts in their apache logs.
> 
> I think that's BS. They don't want people to use their home boxes as a
> 'hobby' web server. I'm switching service asap probably to speakeasy. One
> can just get apache to bind to anther port--I did this--but then people
> have to type :81 in their url which is too hard for 90% of the world, so
> this is just plain unacceptable.

Well, you could try a few things:
a.) Enable SSL, and give out https:// URLs
b.) explain to people how to type :81 or whatever.
c.) Email the URLs so people don't have to type it.
d.) Use some other place (geocities, yahoo, a college) to host your web
page that links to your real one at :81
e.) Beg nice people like me to let you have a page on a server on a
non-crippled internet connetcion.  This again could link to :81.

Of course if a lot of people do this, Verizon might block port 81 too...
 
> I'm going to go dump all my valuables on the street so I don't get
> burglured. :)

It's a good idea.
 
> Fred

 -- noah silva 


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