Want to read Slashdot from your mobile device? Point it at m.slashdot.org and keep reading!

 



Forgot your password?
typodupeerror
Encryption

Submission + - Unintended Consequences of Rogers' Packet Shaping

knorthern knight writes: "To counter P2P programs that encrypt their traffic to evade detection, Rogers Cable in Canada has apparently started throttling ALL ENCRYPTED IP TRAFFIC, according to this article on Michael Geist's blog. How many of you log in to work over a VPN or ssh-tunnel? How many get usenet news, or email over an encrypted connection. This could be a problem for Rogers Cable customers. Michael Geist, who happens to be the "Canada Research Chair of Internet and E-commerce Law" at U of Ottawa, has "been advised that the University computer help desk has received a steady stream of complaints from Rogers customers about off-campus email service.""

Comment Re:awesome timing (Score 1) 220

I'm having a weird problem - none of my mail clients will check an IMAP account - weird, non?


A complete guess, but could your firewalling rules be blocking the port on which IMAP runs? That's the sort of thing that gets changed with a new distro. You could try running 'nmap -sT localhost' or netstat while the client should be connected.

Slashdot Top Deals

Decaffeinated coffee? Just Say No.

Working...