What, you thought NSI was bad enough already?

[unixronin]

Just to make sure everyone knows they suck, NSI just pulled the plug on a site a Dutch film-maker is using to promote a film critical of Islam.  Because, you know, "it might violate Network Solutions' Acceptable Use Policy'.  Because God er, Allah forbid he should say that a religion that effectively enslaves women, and seeks to enslave or kill all non-Muslims, is an enemy of freedom.

(Besides, they're afraid Islamic extremists might send them more complaint letters.)

Comments

[house-pundit.livejournal.com]

Or, Phil, you could talk to the guy, set up the escrow fund, and start the ISP. Thing is, I'd expect him to find another one first.

Then again, that could be part of the deal--if he gets another ISP with stones that will write him a hard, unbreakable contract before he gets enough to set you up, he can use the money on that.

You have all the skills necessary to, with minimal further education, run your own ISP. Take it as an opportunity to go into business. Hell, if we weren't so strapped, I'd want to invest.

[unixronin.livejournal.com]

We've thought about it in the past. Honestly, this area could stand a decent ISP - right now, it's Metrocast (cable) or dial-up. The catch-22 is that without customers, we couldn't afford to build the infrastructure, and without the infrastructure, we couldn't support the customers. We'd probably have to bring in connectivity all the way from Concord to get decent bandwidth.