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Freenet 0.5.1 Released, P2P Network Stabilizing
mids writes "With version 0.5.1, Freenet isn't only the most secure & anonymous P2P network, but also getting pretty fast!
Reliable downloading of files as large as 700MB from Freenet at average download rates as high as 100k/sec on a broadband internet connection are sighted (which compares quite favorably to more conventional P2P applications)."
What's the music scene like? Is there as wide of a selection as I'd find on Gnutella?
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I can't resist.. sorry?
(probably not) FP
Wow - First post...
Randomly pressing keys for a living...
FP? or not?
I hope this is better now than when I used it last.
Anonyous First Post.
How could I pass it up?
Are we at War yet?
Look, can someone just email me when it starts. I'll be sleeping until then. Cheers.
The World War III will begin in less than 48 hours and we are talking about Freenet!
hell! GET SOME PRIORITIES!!
Software bug bites US military
Military computers have been attacked via the flaw
Computer vandals have been exploiting a flaw in Microsoft's Windows 2000 operating system even before the software giant warned people of its existence.
A server operated by the US Army has already been attacked via the security hole.
If successfully exploited the loophole can give attackers control over a target machine.
In an advisory, Microsoft called the flaw "critical" and has been telling customers to patch their computers in case they fall victim.
Bad bug
The flaw is present in servers running Windows 2000, up to and including service pack 3, and version 5.0 of Microsoft's Internet Information Server (IIS) software.
It arises because of Microsoft's implementation of a program called WebDAV that lets different people remotely manage what is on a net server.
Using a cleverly crafted HTTP request an attacker could exploit the flaw to gain control of a server and either crash it or make it run programs of their choice.
Microsoft has issued an advisory about the flaw, calling it "critical" and said an attacker that successfully exploited it could gain "complete control" over a machine.
The software company has also provided a patch to close the loophole as well as other tools to help customers protect themselves against attack.
Often there is a hiatus between the discovery of a flaw in software and its active exploitation by vandals.
However, in this case at least one net server has been attacked via the WebDAV loophole before security advisories have been issued.
The server, belonging to the US Army, was successfully attacked in early March. No serious damage was done because it was not connected to any important systems. Once patched it was attacked again.
Microsoft has reportedly spent time talking to customers warning them to take action over the flaw.
Security firm ISS has also reported seeing isolated attacks carried out using the WebDAV flaw.
George W. Bush
1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
Washington, DC
Dear Governor Bush:
So today is what you call "the moment of truth," the day that "France and the rest of world have to show their cards on the table." I'm glad to hear that this day has finally arrived. Because, I gotta tell ya, having survived 440 days of your lying and conniving, I wasn't sure if I could take much more. So I'm glad to hear that today is Truth Day, 'cause I got a few truths I would like to share with you:
Well, cheer up -- there IS good news. If you do go through with this war, more than likely it will be over soon because I'm guessing there aren't a lot of Iraqis willing to lay down their lives to protect Saddam Hussein. After you "win" the war, you will enjoy a huge bump in the popularity polls as everyone loves a winner -- and who doesn't like to see a good ass-whoopin' every now and then (especially when it 's some third world ass!). And just like with Afgh
Here is the full text of Robin Cook's resignation speech in the House of Commons, which won applause from some backbenchers in unprecedented Commons scenes.
This is the first time for 20 years that I have addressed the House from the back benches.
I must confess that I had forgotten how much better the view is from here.
None of those 20 years were more enjoyable or more rewarding than the past two, in which I have had the immense privilege of serving this House as Leader of the House, which were made all the more enjoyable, Mr Speaker, by the opportunity of working closely with you.
It was frequently the necessity for me as Leader of the House to talk my way out of accusations that a statement had been preceded by a press interview.
On this occasion I can say with complete confidence that no press interview has been given before this statement.
I have chosen to address the House first on why I cannot support a war without international agreement or domestic support.
The present Prime Minister is the most successful leader of the Labour party in my lifetime.
I hope that he will continue to be the leader of our party, and I hope that he will continue to be successful. I have no sympathy with, and I will give no comfort to, those who want to use this crisis to displace him.
I applaud the heroic efforts that the prime minister has made in trying to secure a second resolution.
I do not think that anybody could have done better than the foreign secretary in working to get support for a second resolution within the Security Council.
But the very intensity of those attempts underlines how important it was to succeed.
Now that those attempts have failed, we cannot pretend that getting a second resolution was of no importance.
France has been at the receiving end of bucket loads of commentary in recent days.
It is not France alone that wants more time for inspections. Germany wants more time for inspections; Russia wants more time for inspections; indeed, at no time have we signed up even the minimum necessary to carry a second resolution.
We delude ourselves if we think that the degree of international hostility is all the result of President Chirac.
The reality is that Britain is being asked to embark on a war without agreement in any of the international bodies of which we are a leading partner - not NATO, not the European Union and, now, not the Security Council.
To end up in such diplomatic weakness is a serious reverse.
Only a year ago, we and the United States were part of a coalition against terrorism that was wider and more diverse than I would ever have imagined possible.
History will be astonished at the diplomatic miscalculations that led so quickly to the disintegration of that powerful coalition.
The US can afford to go it alone, but Britain is not a superpower.
Our interests are best protected not by unilateral action but by multilateral agreement and a world order governed by rules.
Yet tonight the international partnerships most important to us are weakened: the European Union is divided; the Security Council is in stalemate.
Those are heavy casualties of a war in which a shot has yet to be fired.
I have heard some parallels between military action in these circumstances and the military action that we took in Kosovo. There was no doubt about the multilateral support that we had for the action that we took in Kosovo.
It was supported by NATO; it was supported by the European Union; it was supported by every single one of the seven neighbours in the region. France and Germany were our active allies.
It is precisely because we have none of that support in this case that it was all the more important to get agreement in the Security Council as the last hope of demonstrating international agreement.
The legal basis for our action in Kosovo was the need to respond to an urgent and compelling humanitarian c
George W. Bush
1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
Washington, DC
Dear Governor Bush:
So today is what you call "the moment of truth," the day that "France and the rest of world have to show their cards on the table." I'm glad to hear that this day has finally arrived. Because, I gotta tell ya, having survived 440 days of your lying and conniving, I wasn't sure if I could take much more. So I'm glad to hear that today is Truth Day, 'cause I got a few truths I would like to share with you:
Well, cheer up -- there IS good news. If you do go through with this war, more than likely it will be over soon because I'm guessing there aren't a lot of Iraqis willing to lay down their lives to protect Saddam Hussein. After you "win" the war, you will enjoy a huge bump in the popularity polls as everyone loves a winner -- and who doesn't like to see a good ass-whoopin' every now and then (especially when it 's some third world ass!). And just like with Afgh
One of the reasons most people hate Americans so much is their assumption that everyone else on the internet / who speaks english, is American. Well, sonny, Slashdot is a global community, and in case you hadn't noticed, the US is pretty much the only country where anything like a majority backs attacking Iraq now. Who sold Saddam the anthrax in the first place? Who funded, armed and trained Bin Laden? and Noriega,....
> Indicators, they are your friends! >
I agree. We should wait another 12 years before doing anything and let Saddam strike first. Once a million Americans are dead, then it'll be a good time to retaliate.
Nobody outside the world understands the US's current hate for the fine country of France. What did France do? They didn't rubber stamp an unjustified American war declaration? Does the US have to their way every single time. Are other countries allowed to have an opinion? The US is behaving like diva J.Lo. -- get over it. Why should every other country in the world jump when you snap your fingers! Jeeze.
In Soviet Russia, net frees YOU!
I am disrespectful to dirt! Can you see that I am serious?!
Freenet, a system for free exchange of information without centralized control, is great. But isn't it time someone did this for Instant Messaging?
This is important. Mod this up.