It is paranoia when they are really out to get you. Microsoft copied the Mac interface, but Microsoft also stole Stacker and included that as part of DOS 6 as drivespace.
How many patches, security fixes, and bug fixes (or claims it's not a bug, it is a feature) does Micro$oft put out per month as compared to Apple? If you write a program, either OS or application, right the first time, you don't need to fix it.
Besides bouts of versionitis, if you have something that is reliable and does what you want it how often do you change it? How often do you change your TV or telephone?
Back in 2001, I testified at a Texas senate hearing on internet filtering. This was a bill to require any computer sold to include a CD with censorware included on it.
The bill was not well thought out, and eventutally dropped.
This bill is just as well thought out. They don't define obscene, and it is impossible to filter out obscene materials. Though the issue OS compatibility does not apply the issue of what is obscene and how do keep up with the changes on the web still exist.
He is partially right, but it depends on your definition of mindshare or market share. If it is a mindshare of people who know nothing about computers, that is true. But at a company you put a Linux box with a configured desktop in front of a new hire (having the tools they need), they will use Linux to do there job. If go to a trade show with 100 Linux kiosks for internet access, it will be used.
People still use OS/2, but they don't realize it. Many ATMs and cash registers run OS/2. Years ago I saw an agent computer terminal at Delta airlines, but the agent didn't know that they were running OS/2 -- they were just doing the job they were given.
They should at least make a phone call to the party so they don't waste time trying to figure out the problem.
Not all people pick up the phone and tolerate the script. Some people actually try to diagnose the problem first.
Most ISPs have language in their terms of service that permits this action. It is a shame that an ISP need to have their services almost knocked out before taking action.
I'd like to see some ISPs that ignore trojaned machines or support spammers get sued by other customers when their IP blocks end up on block lists.
It has already been ruled that restricting fax spamming is not infringment of speech. It has been ruled that postal spam can be required to be stopped - by request.
It is not infringment of speech when one is required to follow certain rules to use your or you ISP's equiptment.
The true issue is that he used the company's name to talk about them. It is hard to say X sucks, if you can't say X.
The ICANN domain name resolution panels have been divided on this, so this ruling might help settle it -- some.
Don't you think is is reasonable to ave the domain verizonsucks.com and verizonreallysucks.com if you are saying they suck. BTW. Verizon has the domain verizonsucks.com -- I guess it is an admission.
Second, criminalising spam (or bankrupting spammers through civil suits) will only drive spammers to work outside the reach of the US courts. While US spammers can reasonably be expected to evolve over time to collaborate with their host society, foreign spammers don't have any incentive to (e.g.) refuse to promote child snuff porn.
You can go after foriegn spammers. Take a look at Global Web Promotions. They are located in Australia, but I was able to sue them in California because the harm was caused here. When you send your spam, you are subject to the jurisdiction and laws of where you send the spam.
The FTC also went after them (after seeing my suit), and froze their assets in Canada.
Even if there is costs in producting the documents, those documents are public record, not subject to copyright. There is such thing as a compilation copyright, but that does not apply to the individual documents within the compilation.
There was a case in Texas, Veeck v. Southern Building Code Congress International that held that there is no copyright in laws. In Bender v. West West claimed copyright on pagination, but the case was never fully dicided as they struck a deal to avoid the question. But, most of the copyright claim was stricken.
Now, the terms of use is a different stury and may restrict the use of the information gathered from the site.
I sued Avtech, in small claims, but they kept spamming. When we had our court hearing on January 3, 2005 I served them 20 other small claims cases -- their spam seemed to stop.
There is power in numbers. That is why I post the information on spammers, so that others can sue.
By sharing information and working with others to sue spammers, we can put a dent in spam.
You sue the individuals involved too. If there is valid in their domain name, such as Sexsearch.com, then you take their domain name. Sure, they don't make it easy, but it feels so good when you put a spammer out of business.
It felt real good when I handed them the 20 complaints in the other cases.
I got crap from those goat bangers myself. Puh-leez hurt 'em.
You can hurt them. You can serve them at their address: Avtech Direct
22647 Ventura Blvd., Suite 374
Woodland Hills, CA 91364
It is a Mailbox Etcetera, but under California law, they can be served there. If you get a judgment against them, I'd be happy to help provide the information you need to collect.
It is based on what we think the fairness is. I don't think most people here would fault the MPAA for going that to someone who is copying DVDs and selling them on a street corner for $5/each.
Use the laws to file a lawsuit against the spammers that spam or the people who hire the spammers. Spamming is motivated by profit, lawsuits against spamers will remove that motivation.
I got spammed by Avtech Direct. I sent a demand letter, they were nasty in their response. I filed a lawsuit against them, and arranged for 15 other people to file lawsuits. When they appeared in court against me, I served them with the 20 other lawsuits. So far, only 5 of 21 cases were heard, they have over $11,000 in judgments against them. I have not seen any spam from them since.
Please define a server? Is that something that can receive incomming data and respond to it w/o the user interacting? Then any mail client that checks the server for new e-mail is a server.
Comcast defines a server as:
run programs, equipment, or servers from the Premises that provide network content or any other services to anyone outside of your Premises LAN (Local Area Network), also commonly referred to as public services or servers. Examples of prohibited services and servers include, but are not limited to, e-mail, Web hosting, file sharing, and proxy services and servers;
A SIP device does not qualify as it is not providing service network content or service to anyone out sideo yoru home -- though it receives data, it receives data on behalf of the end user.
At MSI, we added OLE so that we could include it on the check list of features. The had me add it, despite my pleas regarding uslessness, bloating, and yes -- security holes. This was in 1995 for windows 3.1 where you could have embeded "format c:/u" into an object and sent it to everyone in the company.
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Even if Innoval didn't want to open the source of Post Road Mailer, like they did for J-Street Mailer, I'd like to fix some of the bugs in it.
It is paranoia when they are really out to get you. Microsoft copied the Mac interface, but Microsoft also stole Stacker and included that as part of DOS 6 as drivespace.
If you write a program, either OS or application, right the first time, you don't need to fix it.
Besides bouts of versionitis, if you have something that is reliable and does what you want it how often do you change it? How often do you change your TV or telephone?
Or just take all the spam from the planet, put it together, and it will create an artificial singularity which can be used as an energy source.
Lets put them on the same ship as the hairdressers and telephone sanitizers.
The bill was not well thought out, and eventutally dropped.
This bill is just as well thought out. They don't define obscene, and it is impossible to filter out obscene materials. Though the issue OS compatibility does not apply the issue of what is obscene and how do keep up with the changes on the web still exist.
George O'Malley.
He is partially right, but it depends on your definition of mindshare or market share. If it is a mindshare of people who know nothing about computers, that is true. But at a company you put a Linux box with a configured desktop in front of a new hire (having the tools they need), they will use Linux to do there job. If go to a trade show with 100 Linux kiosks for internet access, it will be used.
People still use OS/2, but they don't realize it. Many ATMs and cash registers run OS/2. Years ago I saw an agent computer terminal at Delta airlines, but the agent didn't know that they were running OS/2 -- they were just doing the job they were given.
How many people here on /. is the family and friend IT department?
Not all people pick up the phone and tolerate the script. Some people actually try to diagnose the problem first.
Most ISPs have language in their terms of service that permits this action. It is a shame that an ISP need to have their services almost knocked out before taking action.
I'd like to see some ISPs that ignore trojaned machines or support spammers get sued by other customers when their IP blocks end up on block lists.
It has already been ruled that restricting fax spamming is not infringment of speech. It has been ruled that postal spam can be required to be stopped - by request.
It is not infringment of speech when one is required to follow certain rules to use your or you ISP's equiptment.
If yo go to the site, you can clearly see it is not the company's actual site. The court also ruled this.
The ICANN domain name resolution panels have been divided on this, so this ruling might help settle it -- some.
Don't you think is is reasonable to ave the domain verizonsucks.com and verizonreallysucks.com if you are saying they suck. BTW. Verizon has the domain verizonsucks.com -- I guess it is an admission.
If you write the complaint properly, you can avoid the money from the case being discharged in bankruptcy.
You can go after foriegn spammers. Take a look at Global Web Promotions. They are located in Australia, but I was able to sue them in California because the harm was caused here. When you send your spam, you are subject to the jurisdiction and laws of where you send the spam.
The FTC also went after them (after seeing my suit), and froze their assets in Canada.
Just because they file bankruptcy, it does not stop everything. The bankuptcy court can allow cases to proceed -- if petitioned to do so.
How much would you bet that Richter hid quite a bit of his money?
There was a case in Texas, Veeck v. Southern Building Code Congress International that held that there is no copyright in laws. In Bender v. West West claimed copyright on pagination, but the case was never fully dicided as they struck a deal to avoid the question. But, most of the copyright claim was stricken.
Now, the terms of use is a different stury and may restrict the use of the information gathered from the site.
There is power in numbers. That is why I post the information on spammers, so that others can sue.
By sharing information and working with others to sue spammers, we can put a dent in spam.
It felt real good when I handed them the 20 complaints in the other cases.
You can hurt them. You can serve them at their address:
Avtech Direct
22647 Ventura Blvd., Suite 374
Woodland Hills, CA 91364
It is a Mailbox Etcetera, but under California law, they can be served there. If you get a judgment against them, I'd be happy to help provide the information you need to collect.
It is based on what we think the fairness is. I don't think most people here would fault the MPAA for going that to someone who is copying DVDs and selling them on a street corner for $5/each.
Use the laws to file a lawsuit against the spammers that spam or the people who hire the spammers. Spamming is motivated by profit, lawsuits against spamers will remove that motivation.
I got spammed by Avtech Direct. I sent a demand letter, they were nasty in their response. I filed a lawsuit against them, and arranged for 15 other people to file lawsuits. When they appeared in court against me, I served them with the 20 other lawsuits. So far, only 5 of 21 cases were heard, they have over $11,000 in judgments against them. I have not seen any spam from them since.
If Dr. Spock learned to mind meld, he'd be a much better child psychiatrist.
Comcast defines a server as:
A SIP device does not qualify as it is not providing service network content or service to anyone out sideo yoru home -- though it receives data, it receives data on behalf of the end user.At MSI, we added OLE so that we could include it on the check list of features. The had me add it, despite my pleas regarding uslessness, bloating, and yes -- security holes. This was in 1995 for windows 3.1 where you could have embeded "format c: /u" into an object and sent it to everyone in the company.