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Battle Creek, Michigan Settles Dispute with ORBZ

Peter Sachs, Esq. writes: "According to a press release that now appears on its official website, the City of Battle Creek, Michigan has 'settled"' its dispute with ORBZ.ORG. The City concluded that ORBZ.ORG had no criminal intent to cause the City harm by testing the 'open relay' status its server. In fact, the Assistant to the City Manager said, '...we recognize that [ORBZ.ORG] has done us a service. We are going to be taking a close look at our policies regarding Lotus security updates and how we can avoid the issue in general'"

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  1. Also by NiftyNews · · Score: 5, Funny

    "The City concluded that ORBZ.ORG had no criminal intent to cause the City harm by testing the 'open relay' status its server.

    The City also announced that it really like to be capitalized when referred to. It also notes that the word "of" is still banned when referring to stories about The City.