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Most consumer internet contracts contain clauses that prohibit hosting. Independent ISP's 20 years ago didn't have such clauses.
by pishpash 9y ago
Most consumer internet contracts contain clauses that prohibit hosting. Independent ISP's 20 years ago didn't have such clauses.
- prepend 9y agoYes they did. And we ignored it back then as well. Largely, the TOS/“contract” doesn’t define host clearly. So you need to get real specific what you mean. Blocking an ftp server because it’s a host would also block Apple iChat video because it’s “hosting” a video stream. For my ISP (ATT/uverse) they prevent hosting a commercial service, otherwise they aren’t specific. And it’s not for hosting purposes, it’s for SLA purposes so they aren’t responsible for revenue loss from system outage.