Re: Blocking P2P

["Bruhn, Mark S." <mbruhn () INDIANA EDU>]

We don't block p2p at IU.  Students have a traffic ceiling that is applied to ALL of their network activities.  
 
Philosophically, we're not going to block stuff (not related to defending the network) especially legal applications.  
As we do with all of our technology services, we will deal with specific complaints/allegations of illegal or 
inappropriate use using p2p, which includes notifications from copyright owners.  Of course, that means that we have to 
allow for that in our staffing and planning, and we've accepted and have done that.
 
M.

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        From: The EDUCAUSE Security Discussion Group Listserv on behalf of Steven R. Smith 
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        Subject: [SECURITY] Blocking P2P
        
        

        Greetings.
        
        I apologize in advance if this topic has already been addressed.  I'm
        wondering what other Universities are doing regarding P2P traffic on
        their student internet connections.  We currently do not block P2P, we
        only throttle back bandwidth.  Accordingly, we get a steady flow of
        copyright infringement notifications under the DMCA.  We're discussing
        blocking all P2P traffic.  Is anyone else doing that, or what are you
        doing, if anything, about P2P?
        
        Thanks in advance.
        
        Steve.
        
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