<p>[Federal</a> rules on campus file sharing kick in today | Media Maverick - CNET News](<a href=“http://news.cnet.com/8301-31001_3-20009386-261.html]Federal”>http://news.cnet.com/8301-31001_3-20009386-261.html)</p>
<p>while thats bad news, its kind of silly because its example of how they would enforce it is to ban students the get caught and are sent dmca notices. i cant imagine uf isn’t doing this already.</p>
<p>i’d like to see their policies that this law requires them to post. i wonder if their restrictions of dhnet satisfy those requirements already?</p>
<p>This just probably means that UF will run their anti-piracy program on all UF internet connections.</p>
<p>I wonder what they mean by requiring schools to offer alternatives to illegal downloading.</p>
<p>^ Maybe lower prices for downloads?</p>
<p>None of that has yet to stop direct downloads:</p>
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<p>-gpowsang</p>
<p>what gpowsang said.</p>
<p>@boohaha, so you have used torrents on UF wifi and have never been reprimanded? If so, that’s great news. So if one were to use torrents on the Ethernet connection (DHNET) that would incur a violation?</p>
<p>I believe aforautum said that, not me. I know people that were caught using it.</p>
<p>Would using a proxy VPN on dhnet be a violation? Do you guys think it’d be easily caught?</p>
<p>Yes it would, they don’t allow you to use any kind of VPN on their network. My friend told me they do a lot of scanning on the network, and a lot of deep-port scanning, so I would assume it would be easily caught.</p>
<p>do not use a vpn (not even the gatorlink vpn) on dhnet. i think that the time that i tried it, the simply blocked it with no violation. i might be thinking of something else though. either way, they dont allow it.</p>
<p>@fckthepolice, i have used bittorent and seen dhnet helpdesk use it on ufl. but DO NOT attempt to use it on dhnet for any reason. it wont end well. ethernet around campus is not dhnet, however. ufl and dhnet both have wifi and both have ethernet.</p>
<p>Direct download is the way to go. If you want to torrent big files and don’t want to risk getting caught, do what I did: use [url=<a href=“http://www.btaccel.com%5Dbtaccel%5B/url”>http://www.btaccel.com]btaccel[/url</a>]. [url=<a href=“http://www.btaccel.com%5Dbtaccel%5B/url”>http://www.btaccel.com]btaccel[/url</a>] will torrent for you on their server, and then turn your files into a direct download link. UF does track all internet traffic, and I think a high bandwidth usage for an extended period of time sends a red flag to their system, but your likelihood of getting caught doing this is near 0. Direct downloading large files can’t be restricted because people can legitimately purchase software/e-textbooks through direct download as well. I used this for two semesters, maybe once every week or two, and the only time I got a violation (internet suspended 30 minutes for first offense) was when I was direct downloading and streaming a YouTube video in HD (bandwidth sent a red flag I guess).</p>
<p>is…is that u matt?</p>
<p>woah…gian?? i’ve seen your name so many times on here but never made the connection!! hahaha yup its me</p>
<p>This may not be the best place to ask this, but can you watch “you know what” at college?</p>
<p>Hahahaha probably not ya freak ;)</p>
<p>the fear of lack of privacy held me back for about a week. just hope they dont keep logs for when i run for prez.</p>
<p>Just make sure its the legal “you know what.” Detectives can easily get IP addresses. Such as this [The</a> Independent Florida Alligator: News - Sheriff’s Office arrests UF student on child porn charges](<a href=“http://www.alligator.org/news/local/article_cd8203a7-4004-57c9-8b2f-ab204083c887.html]The”>Sheriff's Office arrests UF student on child porn charges - The Independent Florida Alligator)</p>
<p>Right on, aforautumn.</p>
<p>And thanks, ASMAJ.</p>
<p>I still don’t know if these answers are correct or official though, but I do appreciate them.</p>
<p>Maybe someone else will come along and enlighten us.</p>
<p>:)</p>
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yes you can, they cannot stop you from doing something that is legal.</p>
<p>-gpowsang</p>