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NAGgers:
We have several users who listen to Internet radio on their
campus workstations. Often, they’ll let it play all day, even if
they are not at their desks. This has bothered me because I am under the impression
that MSU pays for our bandwidth per bit used and not with an all-you-can-eat
subscription basis, like we do at home (DSL, cable). If so, leaving the
radio on when not listening would be akin to leaving the refrigerator door open
while you’re at work—just watch that meter go!. How does MSU
pay for bandwidth, and is there a policy or recommendation against “leaving
the refrigerator door open”? I realize this brings up a whole can
of worms, like our computers being used as Skype master nodes, peer-to-peer
file sharing, academic freedom, etc., and it is not my intention to rouse a
discussion on this quagmire, I’m just hoping to learn how we are charged for
bandwidth so that we can police ourselves better.
Thanks
Brian Hoort