Does anybody know the UCT hub address?

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ICTS knows exactly what the server IPs are, and where the machines are. Numerous methods have been implemented in the labs to kill the DC++ process from running on lab machines. If DC++ needed to be shut done, it would be done chop-chop. The bottleneck at UCT is internet bandwidth, not LAN bandwidth, so DC++ isn't too much of a concern. The copyright infringement is a big concern though, and is going to be addressed shortly.
 
Can someone PLEASE approach UCT directly for this information or is this a secret underground operation to use the UCT system ilegally without their permission?

Shall I contact UCT and inform to browse to this thread !!!!!
 
South_Bit said:
ICTS knows exactly what the server IPs are, and where the machines are. Numerous methods have been implemented in the labs to kill the DC++ process from running on lab machines. If DC++ needed to be shut done, it would be done chop-chop. The bottleneck at UCT is internet bandwidth, not LAN bandwidth, so DC++ isn't too much of a concern. The copyright infringement is a big concern though, and is going to be addressed shortly.
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You sound like you work for ICTS. If DC++ is shut down users will just download what they need from the internet increasing the bandwidth cost. Remember not all users are capped and most users that are dont use up all their bandwidth per month. Currently ICTS cant/turn a blind eye on the content of http downloads due to privacy issues and I cant see the senate overturning that. The reason for stopping DC++ in the labs are perfectly valid as most of the labs are full and you cant have a student running the software when another cant get a work station for work purposes.
 
Proseal said:
Can someone PLEASE approach UCT directly for this information or is this a secret underground operation to use the UCT system ilegally without their permission?

Shall I contact UCT and inform to browse to this thread !!!!!
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Contact all academic institutions while you are at it
 
ratty said:
You sound like you work for ICTS. If DC++ is shut down users will just download what they need from the internet increasing the bandwidth cost. Remember not all users are capped and most users that are dont use up all their bandwidth per month. Currently ICTS cant/turn a blind eye on the content of http downloads due to privacy issues and I cant see the senate overturning that. The reason for stopping DC++ in the labs are perfectly valid as most of the labs are full and you cant have a student running the software when another cant get a work station for work purposes.
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I don't see how they will download what they need from the internet, for a few reasons. First of all undergrad and honours students are given a 400MB quota. That's one episode of a series per month. Web traffic is also shaped, so torrents for example won't be an option. Sure, post honours students don't have a quota, but if the reports show anyone to have 'excessive usage' then their ISA account that allows internet access is disabled pending further investigation.

True, user's web traffic can be monitored in terms of volume, but not content unless authorisation is given from up top, as in vice chancellor level, which would only happen in extreme circumstances. Note that everyone has to authenticate to able to access the internet, so it's easy hold an individual responsible for anything they might have downloaded, if necessary.

Senate will vote in favour of what ever mitigates the risk to UCT. It involves measures to shut down DC++, then so be it. They have to keep in mind, though, this issue of 'academic freedom' that everyone at UCT is so used to. In my opinion UCT is faily ignorant, for what ever reason, in terms of copyright violations relating to IT, but that is set to change soon.
 
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I don't see how they will download what they need from the internet, for a few reasons. First of all undergrad and honours students are given a 400MB quota. That's one episode of a series per month. Web traffic is also shaped, so torrents for example won't be an option. Sure, post honours students don't have a quota, but if the reports show anyone to have 'excessive usage' then their ISA account that allows internet access is disabled pending further investigation.

True, user's web traffic can be monitored in terms of volume, but not content unless authorisation is given from up top, as in vice chancellor level, which would only happen in extreme circumstances. Note that everyone has to authenticate to able to access the internet, so it's easy hold an individual responsible for anything they might have downloaded, if necessary.

Senate will vote in favour of what ever mitigates the risk to UCT. It involves measures to shut down DC++, then so be it. They have to keep in mind, though, this issue of 'academic freedom' that everyone at UCT is so used to. In my opinion UCT is faily ignorant, for what ever reason, in terms of copyright violations relating to IT, but that is set to change soon.
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It will be interesting to see what they do. Funny seeing 100's of students getting excluded
 
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