...but might it not be in their best interest to only publish hashes of the content and distrubute the content itself via P2P outlets? From the legal and hosting perspectives, it would seem to have a lot of advantages. First, they don't have to have permanent possession of the content; they may not ever have to have possession of the content. Second, it would be nigh on impossible to prove that they were responsible for it's distribution. Third, hosting providers are going to be less afraid of the repercussions and the hosting itself would be cheaper and easier.
Are there P2P engines that calculate hashes, so you could find the document you wanted, first time, every time?
Thanks,
Chaz
Right, then I was thinking that you can use some block-level replication tool (rsync?) to replicate the whole encrypted volume. How much data are we talking about here?
Thanks,
Chaz
This is what I do for license keys that I keep on my thumbdrive. You don't need the speed and management of a database, so start in any spreadsheet app (you can use OpenOffice), and save the file to CVS format. If you don't have something like a spreadsheet app available at the moment, you can still just open it in a text editor.
Thanks,
Chaz
Two things...first use some kind of web interface that the users can check themselves whenever they feel it's necessary. Second, consider outsourcing the spam filtering to someone like Postini. They do an excellent job and all the bells and whistles are there, plus, you can send outbound mail through them, too.
Thanks,
Chaz
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...but might it not be in their best interest to only publish hashes of the content and distrubute the content itself via P2P outlets? From the legal and hosting perspectives, it would seem to have a lot of advantages. First, they don't have to have permanent possession of the content; they may not ever have to have possession of the content. Second, it would be nigh on impossible to prove that they were responsible for it's distribution. Third, hosting providers are going to be less afraid of the repercussions and the hosting itself would be cheaper and easier. Are there P2P engines that calculate hashes, so you could find the document you wanted, first time, every time? Thanks, Chaz
How is he supposed to manage this nonsense? Besides, divulging this information is likely to have fifth amendment implications.
That's sure to find it's way to eBay.
What next? Legislate that auto manufacturers have to make transmissions parts interchangeable? That would be in the consumers' best interest, right?
Buy it or go away quietly. Thanks, Chaz
...who thinks this is nonsense? The spam/ham ratio isn't really conclusive, and that's what matters, right? Thanks, Chaz
Right, then I was thinking that you can use some block-level replication tool (rsync?) to replicate the whole encrypted volume. How much data are we talking about here? Thanks, Chaz
LOL, thanks . . . the power of suggestion. Thanks, Chaz
This is what I do for license keys that I keep on my thumbdrive. You don't need the speed and management of a database, so start in any spreadsheet app (you can use OpenOffice), and save the file to CVS format. If you don't have something like a spreadsheet app available at the moment, you can still just open it in a text editor. Thanks, Chaz
Two things...first use some kind of web interface that the users can check themselves whenever they feel it's necessary. Second, consider outsourcing the spam filtering to someone like Postini. They do an excellent job and all the bells and whistles are there, plus, you can send outbound mail through them, too. Thanks, Chaz