In the last episode (Mar 11), Christopher Nehren said:
> On Tue, 2003-03-11 at 13:09, Dan Nelson wrote:
> > I'm sure runing an incoming mail daemon is the prohibited part.
> > Just using it to send messages can't be prohibited imho.
>
> From the Comcast Acceptable Use Policy:
>
> "You may not resell, share, or otherwise distribute the Service or
> any portion thereof to any third party without the written consent of
> Comcast. For example, you cannot provide Internet access to others
> through a dial up or wireless connection (unless you are subject to a
> Service plan that permits otherwise), host shell accounts over the
> Internet, provide email or news service, or send a news feed. You may
> not use the Service for commercial purposes. The Service offering is
> a residential consumer product designed for your personal,
> non-commercial use of the Internet. For example, the Service does not
> provide the type of security, upstream performance and total
> downstream throughput capability typically associated with commercial
> use.
>
> You may not run a server in connection with the Service, nor may you
> provide network services to others via the Service unless you are
> subject to a Service plan that permits otherwise. Examples of
> prohibited uses include, but are not limited to, running servers for
> mail, http, ftp, irc, wifi, and dhcp, and multi-user interactive
> forums. "
>
> Apparently they think otherwise. In running the mail server, I provide
> mail service to myself. They provide me with POP3 and SMTP mail -- they
> want me to use them.
I'm almost positive that when they mean "server" they mean an incoming
server. A sendmail that simply queues outgoing email for sending
should not be prohibited. If you're worried, just send an email to
their support group.
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