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  From: Mark Newton <newton@atdot.dotat.org>
  To  : Alan Kennington <akenning@topology.org>
  Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2001 17:16:21 +0930

Re: BPA & 100mb / Day Limit

On Tue, Jun 05, 2001 at 04:49:14PM +0930, Alan Kennington wrote:

 > The problem at the moment is the fact that there is
 > no technology to enforce "reasonable usage"

That's not the problem.  The problem is that ISPs are pretending to
offer "unlimited usage", not "reasonable usage".  

Then they turn around afterwards and attempt to convince you that
"unlimited" and "reasonable" are synonyms.  But they're not.

There are plenty of ways to enforce "reasonable" usage.  Rate
limiting, volume charging, limiting supply, etc.

But there is no way to enforce "unlimited" usage -- Its very 
definition is hostile to enforcement.

... and that's the problem.

    - mark

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