NNSquad - Network Neutrality Squad
[ NNSquad ] Re: Google Hijacked -- Major ISP to Intercept and Modify Web Pages
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The post office has a clear concept of treating first class
mail as sacred (modulo Comstock). Perhaps one test we can use for NN “would
the post office do this to first class mail”? The important the post office has a clear concept of the end
point being the name on the letter rather than the address on the letter -- the
latter being only a hint. If we simply delivered to names instead of addresses
then the NATs would be just transit points and we would have a clear
distinction between content and routing. I had to mention Comstock because he was a religious zealot
who did severe damage to First Amendment rights (http://www.americanpressinstitute.org/pages/resources/2005/08/censorship_by_any_other_name_i/).
His descendents continue to try to force their agendas on the Internet and make
rational debate difficult. -----Original Message----- Mr. Smith: If you know how the Internet Protocol works, you should
know that EVERY device which routes an IP packet changes it. It
puts its own MAC address on the outgoing packet, and also changes
the "time to live" field. It may also change other
portions of the packet as appropriate. --Brett Glass [ Brett, Joshua
specifically said *content*. The issue is
changing what's inside the truck without the permission of
the shipper or final addressee, not the changing of
tires or other truck parts along the road as necessary to
reach the final destination.
-- Lauren Weinstein
NNSquad Moderator ] At 08:42 AM 12/9/2007, Joshua Smith wrote: >It's simply amazing to me that ISP's believe they
have the right to >modify the content of what they are
transporting. Imagine if other >industries did something similar. Think about a
trucking company >modifying every piece of freight on one of their
trucks. No body >would argue that those actions were acceptable. > > >Thanks, >Josh Smith |