[X4U] Leopard Issues

[Stroller]

On 7 Dec 2007, at 02:48, H Huff wrote:

>
> On Dec 6, 2007, at 9:27 AM, John Douglass - User wrote:
>
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Site_Finder
>>
>> Note the "See Also" section regarding site redirects and ISP  
>> (Comcast, Earthink, etc.).
>> Now google "Verizon DNS site redirect" -- and well, you'll get  
>> lots of interesting
>> information -- here is a good one:
>>
>> http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2007/11/verizon_search.html
>>
>> Note the "opt out" procedure in the article.
>>
>> Sorry for all the external references but it is worth the reading  
>> if you are interested
>> in what is really happening.
>
> Certainly does seem to explain exactly what's happening.  The truly  
> troubling thing is, if they can get away with this sort of  
> hijacking and call it a feature, who knows what enterprising ISPs  
> will come up with next.
>
> Maybe someday soon, we'll type in the address of our favorite news  
> source and the page that comes up will say,
>
>
> "Wouldn't you really rather go to the wonderful XYZ news?  If so  
> just click here.  Or if you still want to go to your previous  
> choice, please wait 60 seconds while we prepare to redirect you..."

For this reason Americans might like to make themselves of "net  
neutrality", which is a current issue in legislation. You might want  
to write to your congresscritter, or something.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_neutrality

Stroller.