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  1. Re:Where where? by Brian+Kendig · · Score: 1 · on Fraud Museum Showcases Web Scams
    One of the best lists of email scams is 'HoaxBusters', "a public service of the CIAC Team and the U.S. Department of Energy."

    http://HoaxBusters.ciac.org/

  2. More Accountability for Congress by Speare · · Score: 3 · on Clinton Vetoes Classified-Leaks Bill

    I personally would like to see some more comparative data on those "know your representatives" websites.

    For example, lets take a bio from a fictitious Congressman Tony Schnell*:

    Tony Schnell, Republican, Anystate
    Serving Third Term as Congressman [list defeated opponents]

    • Voted for 15 bills ultimately Vetoed by Presidents [list vetoed bills]
    • Voted for 5 laws passed, provisions of which Struck Down by Supreme Court as Unconstititional [list unconstitutional laws]
    • Voted for 73 non-spending amendments to Appropriations bills [list unrelated riders]

    Further, with some per-visitor preferences, those sites could help you watchdog your own pet issues. "Mark voting records for/against NRA positions," "for/against affirmative-action," "for/against abortion rights," etc.

    We're in a Republic, disguised as a Democracy. In either case, a well-informed constituency giving their congress careful attention is the best weapon against the grandstanding anti-progress that we see on Capitol Hill every day.

    * Tony Schnell (R), one of the prime supporters of the infamous email tax legislation.

  3. Looks like it's time... by per+unit+analyzer · · Score: 1 · on Trouble Ahead for Internet Routing Tables?


    ...for another Internet Cleanup Day.

    --z

  4. Re:New third-level domain for it... by Misch · · Score: 1 · on The E-mail Tax Hoax Meets The Candidates

    Although risking a -1 redundant for this, here is the specific hoax page from CIAC

  5. New third-level domain for it... by Speare · · Score: 5 · on The E-mail Tax Hoax Meets The Candidates

    Looks like they reorganized last week. The new, more memorable address:

    http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/

  6. DeathRay? by Ralph+Bearpark · · Score: 2 · on The Satori Effect
    Could this be somehow related to the DeathRay virus hoax?

    Regards, Ralph.

  7. oh give me a break by SEAL · · Score: 2 · on MSIE's Cookies Are Public
    Turning off Javascript or disabling stored cookies is an acceptable temporary solution to the problem.

    If a security hole is found that can't be worked around, then yes, wait for a patch. Same thing you would do with Netscape.

    Both Netscape and Microsoft IE have had security problems but Slashdot holds Microsoft to a different standard.

    Witness an OLD OLD bug:

    http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/i -040.shtml

    Sounds familiar, doesn't it? What happened? It got fixed. And this certainly is not the only Netscape bug that has ever surfaced.

    Security problems are going to be discovered. Humans make mistakes. The key is to respond to the problems swiftly, and try not to rush products out the door without proper testing. I think both MS and Netscape were guilty of the latter for a long time.

    Best regards,

    SEAL