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Broadband ISPs Shouldn't Knock Down Firewalls
Alex Salkever, Business Week 2001-11-20

Citing finicky configuration problems, the major high-speed providers discourage their use -- a backward and dangerous policy

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Broadband ISPs vs. the GreyMatter Challenged 2001-11-21
Anonymous
Once again. Unsecured "zombie" machines are dangerous and can easily be used for distributed denial of service attacks. The ISP is responsible for providing a pipe and keeping it clear. You wouldn't use a sewer provider that didn't provide an unobstructed pipe, why should you use an ISP that has ...

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