OT- Comcast Subscriber Agreement

Jerry Feldman gaf at blu.org
Tue Jun 10 16:31:22 EDT 2003


On Tue, 10 Jun 2003 16:22:48 -0400
Jeff Kinz <jkinz at kinz.org> wrote:

> On Mon, Jun 09, 2003 at 06:35:01PM -0400, Michael O'Donnell wrote:
> > 
> > ..............
> > One of the things I read in attbi.ne.techtalk.general
> > is that all a Linux user like me has to do is config
> > different IP addrs for the POP, SMTP and NNTP servers,
> > reportedly these:
> > 
> >  send email (SMTP):    smtp.comcast.net
> >  receive email (POP3): pop3.comcast.net
> >  news (NNTP):          news.comcast.giganews.com
> 
>  Spoke to "Mark" at comcast customer service:
> 
>  Verified - The New news server will be :
> 
>    nntp://news.comcast.giganews.com
> 
> 
>     Limited to 1 GB per month.  Overages deducted from the
>     next month's download quota 
>     (And what happens if you go over that? )
A $$$ conscious company will charge you. A dumb company will cut you off
when your quota reaches zero. A smart company will allow you to borrow
either for a period of time or until your quota goes to zero then charge
you.

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Jerry Feldman <gaf at blu.org>
Boston Linux and Unix user group
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