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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT color=#000000 face=Arial size=2>Isn't your ISP going to be
unhappy with you?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>Most ISP's have a clause in the
Acceptable Use Policy or similar that would prevent you from providing
access to anyone outside of your LAN. This is their bread and butter, so if they
don't have a clause to prevent this, I don't think it will take them very long
to put one in.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>You also need to be very careful as you are
carrying third party traffic, or Melbourne wireless is, and could be
required to have a carrier licence under the ACA rulings. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>Paul</FONT></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> owner-melbwireless@wireless.org.au on
behalf of Fenn Bailey<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tue 20/07/2004 12:13 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
'Rowan Crowe'; melbwireless@wireless.org.au<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE:
[MLB-WIRELESS] Providing free *real* internet access to the
community...<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P><FONT size=2>><BR>> I'm almost at the stage where I can start setting
up a system<BR>> that will provide free internet access to anyone who
can<BR>> associate with my AP. The idea is to let others share in my<BR>>
"unused" ISP transfer each month. My current DSL plan has a<BR>> 24Gb
download limit each month, and I consistently use less<BR>> than 2Gb per
month.<BR>><BR><BR>Here here, I've been intending to do this (in Richmond)
for quite some<BR>time now, but have been too busy/slack to actually get it
happening.<BR><BR>Particularly with the advent of "unlimited" or large quote
plans, I'd<BR>like to see this sort of thing become more common.<BR><BR>I was
thinking of adding in some precautions/limits though, to make it<BR>safe,
namely:<BR><BR> - Shaping/prioritization - As much as I'm more than happy
to give away<BR>free access, I don't want people adversely effecting my
internet<BR>experience :) Sorry, freeloaders get low priority ;)<BR><BR> -
Spam protection - SMTP traffic will be intercepted and run
through<BR>spamassassin/mailscanner/virus checker, plus a relay quota will
be<BR>enforced. The last thing I want is my free node to be responsible
for<BR>relaying spam.<BR><BR> - Full netflow/logging - Interesting
legalities. I will have to<BR>disclaim myself that by using this service,
certain things will be<BR>logged (anyone know privacy law implications?). I
don't want people<BR>using this service for nefarious reasons (ala netbank
scams, hacking,<BR>etc, etc).<BR><BR> - _Maybe_ some sort of auth system -
ie: email confirmation, or, even<BR>better, before using it, you need to enter a
mobile phone number and a<BR>password is SMS'd to you. Easy to implement, and a
hacker would think<BR>twice about abusing it.<BR><BR>Thoughts,
people?<BR><BR> Fenn.<BR><BR><BR>To
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