19 Mar
2007
19 Mar
'07
4:55 p.m.
I am repeatedly flabbergasted that people
intentionally limit archives
they host. What is the damn point of hosting files if you don't want
them downloaded? I repeat, has nobody learned anything from the Don
Maslin incident? I have always wanted as many copies of my archives in
the hands of other people as possible, because when I go away, my
archives go away, and if there are no other mirrors then all of my
cataloging work would have been for nothing.
Great. Kindly keep your fat trap shut about what *I* want to do with my
box.
Let's assume that you're right (you're not, but let's assume that). What
gives you the right to tell me that I *can't* or *shouldn't* offer files
because I'm not prepared to go the same insane length you are? So people
should just not host anything at all?
The stalls are in the back. Put your high horse in it.
Downloading files from the archive is not abuse!!
Repeatedly connecting
and locking other people out -- that's abuse. That is not the same
thing. It is entirely possible to mirror a site without bringing it to
its knees. Not all leechers are abusive.
Then answer my question about the people hosting their files on commercial
providers that don't allow or offer QoS limiting. Are they not paying
enough for your taste?
"Thank you for buying me this free beer, but you are a jerk because you get
mad when I want the whole fricking keg."
You are the epitome of irresponsibility.
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