Invisible wrote:
> Mike Raiford wrote:
>> Invisible wrote:
>>
>>>> So now many clients support encryption. Run it through port 443 and 
>>>> they
>>>> can't tell it apart from online banking :)
>>>
>>> ...except for the massive quantity of data. :-P
>>>
>>> Traffic analysis, anyone?
>>
>> Hmm, massive amounts of data encrypted and obscured are bound to raise 
>> a few eyebrows.
> 
> Indeed. A typical HTTPS session transaction is, what, 200 KB? 
> Transferring multiple GB of data in both directions might look 
> *slightly* suspicious...
> 
> Thinking about it, all an ISP *really* needs to do is block any network 
> transaction involving "large" amounts of data. That'll block any 
> concievably file-sharing technology, not just BitTorrent.

Or they can just start charging you by the MB once you've exceeded a 
certain monthly cap. Some ISPs in the U.S. are doing just that.

-- 
~Mike

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