Re: "download" caps

J Edgar Hoover wrote:
> I'm wondering if you could effectively DoS a capped account for a

Speaking from the point of view of a portuguese cable modem user, yes. In the customer support section of the cable company's website, there's a web page which displays each consumer's modem[1] readings; I don't think this dumb brick[2] distinguishes requested from unrequested data.

It wouldn't be a DoS, however; no sane company would impose a monthly hard limit on *my* pr0n surfing habits.[3] You'd be landing the hapless chap on the other end of the link in a very ugly position. He would have to prove the data was unrequested.

Cheers,
Luis Bruno

[1]: Which is a bridge, or a very dumb routing device.
[2]: RCA/Thompson DCM235.
[3]: They'd just charge you obscene amounts of money for every byte over
     the limit.