eToys was not trying "to rob etoy.com of their domain name." They were trying to resolve complaints from parents about the adult content on the etoy.com site and were unable to reach an agreement with the etoy people who asked for an outrageous sum of money.
You say tomato, I say tomahto (ok, that expression doesn't work well written).
This very well may be the truth but it doesn't give eToys the right to attempt to bully etoy.com our of what's rightfully theirs (and was theirs long before eToys existed).
A likely reason for this (and this is just a guess, mind) is that Earthlink is using something similar to the MAPS DUL and PacBell has submitted their DSL IP ranges to them.
I will never understand why people are so psychotic about spam. It's impact on business is nil.
You've obviously never been the admin of a small office mail server who's domain was forged in quite a few hundred thousand spams sent out over a period of a few months. Needless to say, the server in question was rendered quite useless under the weight of all the bounces and this performance repeated itself every time the spammer in question sent out a new batch.
Last I heard, legal action was pending, I sure hope they found him.
I can almost guarantee that Verizon has not sold your e-mail address.
No, I don't work for them, but I work in the abuse department of a large ISP and have to deal with spam and spammers on a daily basis. Spammers generate random usernames, the switch domains (ie, if foo@example.com is real, they'll try foo@otherexample.com as well), they do dictionary type attacks directly to port 25 and record anything that doesn't return '550 User Unknown', and so on.
Being caught selling e-mail addresses would be a kiss of death worse than PSI's or AT&T's pink contracts. No mainstream ISP would risk it.
Except, of course, that target="_top", which you attempted to use, doesn't open a new window. It opens the link in the top position of the current browser window, ie, outside of any frames. Not necessary here unless you're reading/. from that one typo site with the frames and the ad banner.
That almost sounds like a good idea, but it unfortunately falls flat. The number one rule is "Never trust the client", and with good reason. Look at the multitude of different clients out there, all with different strengths/weaknesses/capibilities. The only way to make sure the processing is done right is to do it yourself and then send it.
i.e. <IMG SRC="foo.jpg" ALT="bar"> in HTML 4 becomes <IMG SRC="foo.jpd" ALT="bar"/> in XHTML. Notice the addition of the "/" in the XHTML. There are minor differences. But XHTML is not supposed to vary greatly from HTML4, it is HTML4, just represented in XML compliant syntax.
Of course that should actually be <img src="foo.jpg" alt="bar"/>
Is he driving without a turn signal, or did the bulb burn out during the current car trip? You're getting fined without the benefit of a trial, and without the benefit of "innocent until proven guilty."
Here in California (YMMV), something like a turn signal out or similar doesn't warrant a fine at all. You'll get a "fix it" ticket, which means you fix whatever is wrong, then have a police officer sign the back of the ticket stating that the vehicle is no longer in violation. You bring this to the traffic window of the local courthouse and everything is forgotten.
That's pretty good. The only problem I can see with that is that your viewers can't copy+paste the address, which is not really a big deal at all. Well, that and the dependance on JavaScript.
I'll keep that in mind the next time I need something like that.
You're obviously not paying attention. It was just explained how spammers may compile a list of valid addresses and you reply saying your address was sold? No it wasn't.
I highly doubt any reputable ISP, especially one the size of SW Bell, would ever sell the addresses of their user base.
Better yet, when you write your HTML, spell out your address like "user@domain.com". A browser will display it looking like a normal address, but the spambots won't see it. I've been doing that for a couple years now and my address hasn't been harvested yet (knock on wood). Just make sure you don't use mailto: tags.
Slashdot.org really should be slashdot.com [...] the Slashdot core has turned for-profit ever since the Andover.net buyout
I know this is quite a popular opinion among some Slashdot readers, but it is incorrect. Do you think Slashdot has ever turned a profit off that banner ad up there? Do you think they ever will? Being owned by a commercial entity does not make something commercial by association.
NT's been capable of virtual desktops since at least version 4. It's just seldom used, as is lots of stuff geared for the future.
Really? How's that work?
This is something I'd like to see. My experience with third party apps for this hasn't been so good. It's been a while, so I don't remember which apps I've used (two, IIRC), but instability was one problem they had in common.
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eToys was not trying "to rob etoy.com of their domain name." They were trying to resolve complaints from parents about the adult content on the etoy.com site and were unable to reach an agreement with the etoy people who asked for an outrageous sum of money.
You say tomato, I say tomahto (ok, that expression doesn't work well written).
This very well may be the truth but it doesn't give eToys the right to attempt to bully etoy.com our of what's rightfully theirs (and was theirs long before eToys existed).
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A likely reason for this (and this is just a guess, mind) is that Earthlink is using something similar to the MAPS DUL and PacBell has submitted their DSL IP ranges to them.
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I will never understand why people are so psychotic about spam. It's impact on business is nil.
You've obviously never been the admin of a small office mail server who's domain was forged in quite a few hundred thousand spams sent out over a period of a few months. Needless to say, the server in question was rendered quite useless under the weight of all the bounces and this performance repeated itself every time the spammer in question sent out a new batch.
Last I heard, legal action was pending, I sure hope they found him.
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I can almost guarantee that Verizon has not sold your e-mail address.
No, I don't work for them, but I work in the abuse department of a large ISP and have to deal with spam and spammers on a daily basis. Spammers generate random usernames, the switch domains (ie, if foo@example.com is real, they'll try foo@otherexample.com as well), they do dictionary type attacks directly to port 25 and record anything that doesn't return '550 User Unknown', and so on.
Being caught selling e-mail addresses would be a kiss of death worse than PSI's or AT&T's pink contracts. No mainstream ISP would risk it.
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Except, of course, that target="_top", which you attempted to use, doesn't open a new window. It opens the link in the top position of the current browser window, ie, outside of any frames. Not necessary here unless you're reading /. from that one typo site with the frames and the ad banner.
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That almost sounds like a good idea, but it unfortunately falls flat. The number one rule is "Never trust the client", and with good reason. Look at the multitude of different clients out there, all with different strengths/weaknesses/capibilities. The only way to make sure the processing is done right is to do it yourself and then send it.
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i.e. <IMG SRC="foo.jpg" ALT="bar"> in HTML 4 becomes <IMG SRC="foo.jpd" ALT="bar"/> in XHTML. Notice the addition of the "/" in the XHTML. There are minor differences. But XHTML is not supposed to vary greatly from HTML4, it is HTML4, just represented in XML compliant syntax.
Of course that should actually be <img src="foo.jpg" alt="bar" />
XHTML also requires tags be in all lower case.
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Better yet, Chevy Chase in Fletch (1985). He plays a reporter that specializes in changing identies and such.
Another good site (more about the movie than just facts, ala IMDB, is here.
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Is he driving without a turn signal, or did the bulb burn out during the current car trip? You're getting fined without the benefit of a trial, and without the benefit of "innocent until proven guilty."
Here in California (YMMV), something like a turn signal out or similar doesn't warrant a fine at all. You'll get a "fix it" ticket, which means you fix whatever is wrong, then have a police officer sign the back of the ticket stating that the vehicle is no longer in violation. You bring this to the traffic window of the local courthouse and everything is forgotten.
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MacOS [X|10|ten].1, of course :)
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Massive Fiber Cut Slows Netl
http://slashdot.org/articles/99/09/29/163220.shtm
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Yeah, I read with highest scores first (when I'm not moderating, anyway) and this is the first time I've ever seen post #1 at the top. Well done.
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Lots, according to Netcraft.
Granted, not all of these are owned by Yahoo, but there are plenty more like the two the previous poster mentioned.
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Well, we are talking about Yahoo here, so YMMV...
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That's pretty good. The only problem I can see with that is that your viewers can't copy+paste the address, which is not really a big deal at all. Well, that and the dependance on JavaScript.
I'll keep that in mind the next time I need something like that.
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You're obviously not paying attention. It was just explained how spammers may compile a list of valid addresses and you reply saying your address was sold? No it wasn't.
I highly doubt any reputable ISP, especially one the size of SW Bell, would ever sell the addresses of their user base.
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Better yet, when you write your HTML, spell out your address like "user@domain.com". A browser will display it looking like a normal address, but the spambots won't see it. I've been doing that for a couple years now and my address hasn't been harvested yet (knock on wood). Just make sure you don't use mailto: tags.
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On the other hand, Slashdot, of course, has features not present in nntp such as moderation and, and, ...what else?
You can "click pretty widgets to kill time" :)
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Of course. Didn't you see the big spoiler and the fat tailpipe on it? :)
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Except that debianhelp.org isn't running slash.
See this page for details.
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Slashdot.org really should be slashdot.com
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the Slashdot core has turned for-profit ever since the Andover.net buyout
I know this is quite a popular opinion among some Slashdot readers, but it is incorrect. Do you think Slashdot has ever turned a profit off that banner ad up there? Do you think they ever will? Being owned by a commercial entity does not make something commercial by association.
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But god forbid you try to read the article without having to scroll endlessly in that annoying little box they have.
The article is actually here:0 &_ref=2090582999
h ttp://w ww.securityfocus.com/templates/article.html?id=11
Try reading that with JavaScript turned on and you'll be redirected back to that horrible layout of theirs.
Security Focus is a great site, but they've got one of the worst designs (in terms of usability) I've ever seen.
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NT's been capable of virtual desktops since at least version 4. It's just seldom used, as is lots of stuff geared for the future.
Really? How's that work?
This is something I'd like to see. My experience with third party apps for this hasn't been so good. It's been a while, so I don't remember which apps I've used (two, IIRC), but instability was one problem they had in common.
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Goddammit, I did preview!
Anyways, that link again, as if anyone cares:l
http://www.ri ceb oypage.com/shame/hall_of_shame_6/hallofshame6.htm
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It's been done, although it could have been done better: http://www.ri ceb oypage.com/shame/hall_of_shame_6/hallofshame6.html
Scroll down to the bottom of the page.
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