The moving finger of Karl Denninger, having written:
Karl> Well, I'd love to know where they think they get the authority to do this Karl> from in the first place.... that is, absent active consent. Karl> I'd be looking over contracts and talking to counsel if someone tried this Karl> with transit connections that I was involved in. Hijacking a connection Karl> without knowledge and consent might even run afoul of some kind of tampering Karl> or wiretapping statute (read: big trouble)..... Hmmm, Title 18, Chapter 119 - Wire and Electronic Communications Interception... Sec 2511 Title 18, Chapter 1030 does not appear to apply. Standard disclaimers *do*, however apply :-) See .sig for details. -- Tom E. Perrine (tep@SDSC.EDU) | San Diego Supercomputer Center http://www.sdsc.edu/~tep/ | Voice: +1.619.534.5000 Been there, done that, erased the evidence, blackmailed the witnesses...