----- Original Message ----- > From: "Justin M. Streiner" <strei...@cluebyfour.org>
> Aside from all of the business and legal sticking points that others have > mentioned, there are also the technical aspects of capturing, storing, > transporting, analyzing, and managing those packets, and the appliances > that do the heavy lifting. As your traffic grows, that problem scales > 1:1 linearly, at best, and more likely n:1 linearly, or worse. The > added overhead of the infrastructure needed to support this will also make > it more difficult to be price-competitive with your peers. TL:DR; The reasons for doing this on any kind of general basis have to be *EXCEPTIONALLY* compelling to make a business case for it, apart from any possible legal ramifications. I used asterisks *and* capital letters; that's about an order of magnitude. Don't forget staffing. Cheers, -- jra -- Jay R. Ashworth Baylink j...@baylink.com Designer The Things I Think RFC 2100 Ashworth & Associates http://baylink.pitas.com 2000 Land Rover DII St Petersburg FL USA http://photo.imageinc.us +1 727 647 1274
