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Their biggest competitor is BT ... Not quite seeing a stampede happening in that direction.

There's always Orange, I guess...

(...and to think that I bitch about Comcast...)

/P

Adding /../ to a URL is not an attack. It is legitimate URL syntax.

http://example.com/ => default page of example.com
http://example.com/SomeFolder/../ => display folder contents of example.com so that user can peruse list of available pages.

The dangerous precedent that this case sets, is that typing a URL into the address bar is an attempt to gain unlawful access, rather than (as I think it *should* be interpreted) a polite request as to whether a particular page is available to the public.

Since I have automatic redirects disabled on my browser, in order to use some sites (including bt's), I need to type in the full path to the home page, and my usual method involves trial and error.

So far I have tried
http://www.bt.co.uk/
http://www.bt.co.uk/index.html
http://www.bt.co.uk/index.htm

Woah. I just made 3 unsuccessful attempts to "access" bt's site. They'll be coming to get me now.

Well, if they do, I think I have a perfectly legit counterclaim - they tried to hijack my computer by redirecting my browser to a URL that I did not type in directly.

Adelle.

Adding /../ to a URL is not an attack. It is legitimate URL syntax.

http://example.com/ => default page of example.com
http://example.com/SomeFolder/../ => display folder contents of example.com so that user can peruse list of available pages.

The dangerous precedent that this case sets, is that typing a URL into the address bar is an attempt to gain unlawful access, rather than (as I think it *should* be interpreted) a polite request as to whether a particular page is available to the public.

Since I have automatic redirects disabled on my browser, in order to use some sites (including bt's), I need to type in the full path to the home page, and my usual method involves trial and error.

So far I have tried
http://www.bt.co.uk/
http://www.bt.co.uk/index.html
http://www.bt.co.uk/index.htm

Woah. I just made 3 unsuccessful attempts to "access" bt's site. They'll be coming to get me now.

Well, if they do, I think I have a perfectly legit counterclaim - they tried to hijack my computer by redirecting my browser to a URL that I did not type in directly.

Adelle.

Adding /../ to a URL is not an attack. It is legitimate URL syntax.

http://example.com/ => default page of example.com
http://example.com/SomeFolder/../ => display folder contents of example.com so that user can peruse list of available pages.

The dangerous precedent that this case sets, is that typing a URL into the address bar is an attempt to gain unlawful access, rather than (as I think it *should* be interpreted) a polite request as to whether a particular page is available to the public.

Since I have automatic redirects disabled on my browser, in order to use some sites (including bt's), I need to type in the full path to the home page, and my usual method involves trial and error.

So far I have tried
http://www.bt.co.uk/
http://www.bt.co.uk/index.html
http://www.bt.co.uk/index.htm

Woah. I just made 3 unsuccessful attempts to "access" bt's site. They'll be coming to get me now.

Well, if they do, I think I have a perfectly legit counterclaim - they tried to hijack my computer by redirecting my browser to a URL that I did not type in directly.

Adelle.

I personally go with Zen Internet, who are a damn reliable ISP and give me 512k/256k ADSL for around 25GBP per month.

I'll second that. I've got their business broadband package Office 1000 where I get lower contention, static IP, etc etc for GBP58 a month with no connection fee. I've not had ANY downtime from them and their customer support is second to none. If you compare the equivalent package from BT you'll see that it's GBP100 plus a GBP260 connection fee - Openworld 1000Plus.

Bob

Wasn't just some little company, it was .. it doesn't look to be going anywhere though. :)

I own the patent to URLs

I think you'll find that BT does.

(Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah )

True in UK too, for sure. As The Register points out, British Telecom are making $220 profit per second and have no intention of cutting the cost of Net access, let alone making it free.

Regards, Ralph.