[KLUG Members] note on charter cable isp connections

[Kevin Mitchell]

> Most organizations block ports and services because they seriously
> overbook their lines and they are trying everything they can to
> reduce the usage of the system by the users.  They figure that if
> they block a service like web then they will get rid of a potentially
> high volume service on the line.  Not a nice thing to do but that is
> the reality of things...

Yeah, and I know that when CodeRed came out, many ISPs decided to block
port 80 to prevent it from spreading and using a huge amount of bandwidth.
Ahh...IIS...

Kevin