At Washington University in St. Louis, We also have these restrictions. All those p2p programs are significantly slowed or halted on campus. So instead, on-campus students are just trading amongst themselves. We have created our own Direct Connect Hubs that hold gigs upon gigs upon gigs of data. Now, the network is clogged with internal traffic. I'm not saying this is any better, I'm just saying that students will always find a way around restrictions they don't like.
Slashdot Mirror
At Washington University in St. Louis, We also have these restrictions. All those p2p programs are significantly slowed or halted on campus. So instead, on-campus students are just trading amongst themselves. We have created our own Direct Connect Hubs that hold gigs upon gigs upon gigs of data. Now, the network is clogged with internal traffic. I'm not saying this is any better, I'm just saying that students will always find a way around restrictions they don't like.