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Re: Shared DSL connection

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From: Hal Burgiss
Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2000 00:00
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On Fri, 22 Sep 2000 19:58:58 GMT, miss kool <kool_software@my-deja.com>
wrote:
>Actually, if you read the Terms & Conditions at the link John posted,
>it is worded in a way that indicates that Mom can logon the computer
>using username "family", and that later on Dad can logon using
>username "family" as well.. that everyone in the household doesn't need
>an individual username to use the internet. It doesn't say that Dad can
>be on one computer, and networked to Mom's computer, so that they're
>both on the connection with two computers. No, nuh-uh, no way.

Way.

>Networking is NOT supported on Residential FastAccess - if you call
>Tech Support, they'll ask you to take a machine off the network so they
>can troubleshoot it. You'll also find that you'll usually be asked to
>remove any network bindings (netBeui, IPX/SPX) that aren't used in
>conjunction with Residential (read: single-user, not on a LAN)
>accounts. If you wanna run a LAN, at home or whatever, you must have a
>Small Business account.
>
>Trust me. :)

http://personal.bellsouth.net/~hburgiss/dsl/survival

Read the definition of 'support' please. This is it, trust me ;) Also, I
believe your interpretation of the AUP differs from the guy who wrote
that wording (or at least insisted it be included). 

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From: hburgiss@bellsouth.net (Hal Burgiss)
Subject: Re: Shared DSL connection
Date: 2000/09/22
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