[P1] OT: Setting up Public Wi-Fi

[gwallace]

On Mar 13, 2004, at 8:52 PM, Harry D. Corsover wrote:

> How does this relate to what we're talking about?
I think listening to someone else's radio is much closer than using 
their hammer or stealing their car.  I turn on my computer, my airport 
automatically connects to the network, my mail downloads by itself 
before I even notice I'm connected.  Yes, I've "used" the signal being 
broadcast by somebody nearby, just like I've listened to the music 
being played on the next beach blanket.  But I haven't interfered with 
anybody else's property and haven't even actually done anything other 
than turning my computer on.  So, is it my responsibility to search for 
the neighbor with the unprotected network so I can ask permission, or 
alternately, am I expected to turn airport off when I use my iBook at 
home? From the lively debate on this list, it appears that the answer 
is far from clear.
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Gina Wallace
Topsham, Maine
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