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Re: "download" caps
From: Luis Bruno <lbruno () zbit pt>
Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2002 22:27:51 +0000
J Edgar Hoover wrote:
I'm wondering if you could effectively DoS a capped account for a month by sending a lot of unrequested data.
Speaking from the point of view of a portuguese cable modem user, yes. In the customer support section of the cable company's website, there's a web page which displays each consumer's modem[1] readings; I don't think this dumb brick[2] distinguishes requested from unrequested data. It wouldn't be a DoS, however; no sane company would impose a monthly hard limit on *my* pr0n surfing habits.[3] You'd be landing the hapless chap on the other end of the link in a very ugly position. He would have to prove the data was unrequested. Cheers, Luis Bruno [1]: Which is a bridge, or a very dumb routing device. [2]: RCA/Thompson DCM235. [3]: They'd just charge you obscene amounts of money for every byte over the limit.
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