Path: utzoo!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!bellcore!uunet!munnari.oz.au!yoyo.aarnet.edu.au!sirius.ucs.adelaide.edu.au!levels!etac From: etac@levels.sait.edu.au Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems Subject: Re: Internet at home ? Message-ID: <15943.27d4eb9e@levels.sait.edu.au> Date: 6 Mar 91 13:16:13 GMT References: <296@nic.cerf.net> <1991Mar3.062659.29071@riacs.edu> Distribution: comp Organization: University of South Australia Lines: 31 In article <1991Mar3.062659.29071@riacs.edu>, medin@cincsac.arc.nasa.gov (Milo S. Medin) writes: > > Well, looks like it's time again for my usual statement that the Internet > is not a public data network, and in general, may not be used for private > or personal gain, but is aimed at supporting the academic, research, and > government communities. Policies vary from place to place. The U.S. > Government, and the organizations it subsidizes are not in the business of > providing data services for the public or commercial sectors. PSInet and > UUnet and other network providers DO support these types of uses, though > when they pass traffic onto the NSFNet or other US Government networks, > they must abide by the policies in effect there. > > So, while a "generic" individual can certainly get Internet access, it is generally not without strings, and all service providers need to make sure that > the approriate use policies are known and understood by their clients... > > Thanks, > Milo Out of interest, and since you brought the subject up, for what purpose has internet evolved. Other than problems surounding possible legal liability, what reasons are there for not permiting internet access to the public if they are willing to pay for it. I'm not suggesting internet should be publicly accessable. I'm curious to know what would be wrong with it. Internert access from would of course be very handy to most internet users. Andrew Chalmers University of South Australia Digital Communications Group (D.C.G.) School of Electronic Engineering