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Hijack is probably due to dns. Don't use their dns servers. For webmail |
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just use a full fledged browser and spoof user agent. Not sure about the |
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contract stuff |
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On Mar 10, 2017 1:51 PM, "Corbin Bird" <corbinbird@×××××××.net> wrote: |
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> Have a serious problem, might cost me any Internet access. |
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> My ISP ( Charter ) merged with Time-Warner. New name "Spectrum" |
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> 1 # : Now I have intermittent connectivity. |
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> 2 # : And with the death of FCC privacy rules, the new ISP is forcing me |
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> to update their records ( for sale-of purposes ). This includes phone ( |
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> all ), SSN, bank account numbers, and credit card numbers. |
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> 3 # : the ISP attempting to force agreement to "no communications |
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> allowed with the FCC". Also is attempting to force agreement to |
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> "Arbitration with the ISP as the Arbiter" for all complaints. |
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> 4 # : billing is only online now. Not allowed to see a Account |
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> Statement, or receive any "receipt for payment" until I comply with ISP |
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> demands. |
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> 5 # : external e-mail clients ( Thunderbird, Claws-Mail, etc. ) are now |
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> starting to have problems. ISP solution -> must use their web based |
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> e-mail app only ( only works with Windoze, surprise! ). |
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> 6 # : ISP is starting to filter customers web access. The ISP is |
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> deciding what sites customers are allowed to see. ( look up the practice |
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> called "ransom" ). |
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> 7 # : no other broadband ISP in the regional area. No alternatives. |
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> They are using a hijack technique that I don't know the name of, |
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> attempting to force compliance. |
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> NOTE : The ?hijack technique? will corrupt the portage trees if you use |
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> "emerge-webrsync". |
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> Is there any way to ... fix? work-around? ... this idiocy? |
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> Background info : |
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> The old cable modem suddenly stopped working. The ISP sent out a clone |
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> of a Cisco DPC2316 ( Technicolor ), complete with hacked / trashed / |
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> closed firmware. So I returned the rented cable modem ( bought my own ). |
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> The Technicolor clone was using a built-in Java based "???????" to |
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> redirect / filter at the modem. |
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> Switched to Google Public DNS. Doesn't effect the ?hijack technique?. |
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> The "uMatrix/uBlock Origin" plugins ( Firefox/ Palemoon ) stop the |
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> ?hijack technique? in the web browser. Always shows up as an ipv4 |
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> address, embedded in a "frame", that resolves to "*-charter-*". |
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