In reply to a post by Andrue:

You don't run a mail server, then?

I run a mail server on a dynamic address - no need for RDNS, so not a compelling reason, no.

In reply to a post by BatBoy:

In reply to a post by Andrue:

You don't run a mail server, then?

I run a mail server on a dynamic address - no need for RDNS, so not a compelling reason, no.

Surprising you don't have problems with messages you send being accepted. Residential IP range, dynamic and no RDNS would be quite high "probable spam" scores. (The anti-spam systems assume your machine has been hacked, and is being an unwitting relay).

No, I use a Smarthost. I thought everyone did these days - except for hobbyists.

In reply to a post by BatBoy:

No, I use a Smarthost. I thought everyone did these days - except for hobbyists.

ahh, I never saw the point of having a local mail server and then forwarding through a smarthost, so I bought a VPS and cut my electric bill at home

A Raspberry Pi is cheaper and uses a minute amount of electricity.

In reply to a post by Malwaremike:

Thanks David for yet another interesting post on BB and the law. Compared to these legal tangles, sorting out a slow connection is easy

If anyone is interested, there was some stinging judicial criticism of the practice of sending letters demanding several hundred pounds to alleged copyright infringers (known as "speculative invoicing") in Golden Eye (International) Ltd & Anor v Telefonica UK Ltd [2012] EWHC 723 (Ch). In that case, the judge granted the Norwich Pharmacal order sought by Golden Eye in relation to content where they had an exclusive licence, but rejected the Norwich Pharmacal orders sought by Golden Eye on behalf of other rights holders who had engaged Golden Eye to enforce their copyrights in return for a proportion of any money received.

I haven't been following the case law in this area, so I'm not up to date with the latest developments. What Golden Eye shows is that not every request for a Norwich Pharmacal order in relation to online copyright infringement succeeds, but any failures are likely to relate to the way the data is likely to be used, rather than due to any action by the ISP. Indeed, in Golden Eye, O2 had agreed to disclose if a court order was made and were not represented in the proceedings. The proceedings resulting in the judgment I linked to were primarily between the claimants and Consumer Focus, intervening on behalf of the (at that point unknown and unaware) defendants in any actions resulting from the Norwich Pharmacal disclosure of data.

After 7 days of waiting I got my first reply from Plusnet. They want another speed test done (as I had used my connection during the same hour of the last test )

We are only able to check usage on an hour by hour basis so I kindly request a speed test to be completed again, but one minute before the hour until on minute after the hour (for example 08:59 - 10:01) please don't download or upload anything on any device connected to your broadband.

How would I do this test?

* complete 1 speed test at 8:59 and then a second at 10:01
* or download a file from a fast host from 8:59 to 10:01

I've disabled the Wifi interface and using wired only so no other device is interfering and still consistently get <40Mps (sync'd at 77), all day, everyday, any time, anywhere, any device, any settings, any config, reset, reboot, restart, etc etc.

In reply to a post by BatBoy:

A Raspberry Pi is cheaper and uses a minute amount of electricity.

Very true, they weren't available when I was doing this. Now I often need my mail etc from outside,so a hosted provider has better bandwidth

I think it's a typo, but even then it makes no sense at all.

Edit - Unless they mean don't use the computer for anything between 8:59 and 10:01 except for a speed test between 9:01 and ending before 9:59.

But what usage has to do with speed tests is beyond me. Unless they mean do not do a speed test between those times. It's just gibberish and nonsense however you try to understand it.

Edited by RobertoS (Mon 06-Apr-15 18:02:13)

Not easy to know for sure but maybe PN want a speedtest done before the hour kicks in at 9.00 then no internet usage at all for the full hour until 10.00 then another speedtest completed just after that hour, plus whose speedtester do they want used?

Can PN use/identify the speedtests as markers for the OP's no internet usage for an hour at the given times?