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  1. Re:it most certainly is on IOC Clamps Down on Athlete Web Diaries · · Score: 2

    The olympians are not in the USA. You will notice that 'Australia' is not part of 'The United States of America'. Hence, any consitutionally guaranteed 'rights' of Americans mean absolutely NOTHING in Australia.

    I see the point you are trying to make, but it's wrong, and misguided.

    The right to free speech means the government cannot impede your right to speak out. That is not happening here.

    By your logic, a company making you sign a 'non-disclosure' agreement is also inhibiting your right to free spech, as your job will be terminated if you 'speak up'. Your employer is in no way impeding your rights.

    These people signed a contract, and as such, are BOUND BY CONTRACT not to speak about the olympics.

  2. Re:Ah.. Goodie! on The Madison Project: Inconvenience Vs. MP3s · · Score: 2

    Ahh! The infamous 'right to fair use'.

    That meant, of course, that you could not be charged for making 'fair use' of the copyrighted work, as defined by law.

    It did not mean they had to guarantee you access to make such uses.

  3. Re:OL2000 on Return Address: Arrogance, MS · · Score: 2

    Please don't mix up 'capable of' and 'designed for'. They are two different things.

    The 'internet-only' mode of Outlook is an afterthought; as is their internet mail. The product was designed as a canned mail system.

    I'm not saying Outlook can't do Internet mail; it does it reasonably well. But it's main purpose, the reason it has all those 'annoying' features is because it was designed to work with other copies of Outlook, and MS Exchange server.

    And no software or technote is an excuse for being an idiot. ;0

  4. What it means. on Employers Forgetting to Remove Access for Ex-Employees? · · Score: 2

    It means... that the IT manager doesn't know his job, and is not properly auditing security. Period.

    For all the toys, code, and technology us IT people get to 'play' with at work, the bottom line is all too often forgotten: IT is there to provide computing facilities for a company and to maintain them appropriately.
    If the IT staff left a hole like this, they should be yelled at.

    Curiously enough, this problem is especially prevalent at shops WITHOUT senior type systems people. Lots of kids.

    It's funny how hacker kids seem to know everything about security, but put them in an IT department, and they 'forget' all kinds of things like voicemail, door entry codes, leaving terminals logged in. Of course, they are REALLY busy fuckign with all the unix boxes 'just in case'.

  5. OL2000 on Return Address: Arrogance, MS · · Score: 5

    Strange. I have several dozen users using outlook 2000, and other users using Eudora, Netscape, OL Express, and heck I use unix mail (pine etc...). ANd to boot, many versions of each.

    OL2000 seems to have no problem sending mail to others. And we are NOT using an exchange server that translates mail for people.

    Now there IS a problem, that may or may not be related, whereby some attachments sent in OL can only be read by other OL users.. but that usually has to do with RTF messages (using embedded objects instead of attachments or some such thing).

    For those that don't know, Outlook was really designed to be run with MS Exchange server. The server can be configured to handle mail translation for it's clients, so internally, an office can have the benefits of a more advanced(?) mail system (in an office workgroup sense), and externally, the world can get ASCII.

    NOt sure where the big problem is though...

    You know, I still hate MS, but after a few years in a larger network... I've come to realize that all MS tools are not bad, they are just generally used for the wrong things. This is partly (mostly?) Microsoft's fault. Saying 'using OL with exchange server provides an excellent messaging platform for your company' is very different than saying 'use outlook for mail, it rocks'. They want people to use their crap for everythingl.
    But some of it, if used in the way intended, can be useful to a large degree.

  6. Re:Self-inconsistent, indeed on King Will Not Sue Schools Over Napster -- Yet · · Score: 2

    Gimme a break dude.
    Sure, you can say 'Napster can be used for good'.
    We all know damn well that most users use it to pirate music. Sheesh. ANd in this case, that IS the point.
    THey aren't banning the tool; they're saying that a tool that is mostly used for criminal activity is showing up, so they're going to KEEP AN EYE on it.
    How much more reasonable should they be?

  7. Re:Proofreading and Stuff on Handheld Atari 2600 VCSp · · Score: 2

    Yes. The Commodore 64 was a Mostek 6510, a variation on the 6502.
    Almost identical.

    It was able to address any amount of memory through paging.

  8. Re:This should be simple on Universities Refuse To Ban Napster · · Score: 2

    As a side note.... even if napster is told to shut down in court, due to being sued, that STILL does not make the software 'illegal'. It only makes it illegal for napster to provide their service.

  9. Re:This should be simple on Universities Refuse To Ban Napster · · Score: 2

    That's not the same.
    If the RIAA said 'Student X is using your network to pirate MP3 in violation of XXXXX laws' then the university is bound to act. Several universities have said this already.

    If they say 'ban this software from your campus' they are NOT obliged to act, the software itself is not illegal.

  10. Re:Digression: Is this legal? on Universities Refuse To Ban Napster · · Score: 2

    AHRA specifies that any non-commercial use of digital home recording equipment for copying music is not actionable.

  11. Re:censorship on Censorship - Libraries and the Internet? · · Score: 2

    No.. Many books *are* censored, in the US and in Canada, and in other countries, and they are NOT permitted to be on the shelf. Or the library choses not to carry them.

  12. Libraries & Censorship. on Censorship - Libraries and the Internet? · · Score: 2

    Okay. Here's the deal.
    Is Censorship wrong? Sure. If it's enforced by the government on it's citizens.

    But a Library? Hey. Libraries chose what software to lend out. Libraries chose what books to keep. They an ALSO chose how to provide you with network access.
    If you want it unfiltered, you can always get it yourself.

  13. Re:Ho there! You mean you didn't request the thing on Digital Convergence In Violation Of Postal Regs? · · Score: 2

    Right. This doesn't simply mean checking a box that says 'we can send you stuff'.

    This means you didn't ask them to send you a cuecat.
    If you DID ask them to send you a cuecat, you could perhaps be held to certain terms.
    If you didn't, they are out of luck.

  14. Re:Ok, you are all getting a bit too lame on this on Digital Convergence In Violation Of Postal Regs? · · Score: 2

    The point is, the license agreement doesn't matter.
    You didn't ask for it; they can't attach any 'terms' to something you received unsolicited and for free.
    You open the mail, something is in it. They cannot 'require' you to agree to terms with it. Especially 'license agreements'.

    Why? This is the same, if you think about it, as companies that used to mail you 'merchanidse' and then if oyu didn't return it, they send you a bill. This is illegal now. This is the same thing.

    I mean, it's fine.. but if they try to prosecute it, they are in trouble.

  15. Yes. but whos' fault is that? on Universities Refuse To Ban Napster · · Score: 2

    The univeristy should be charging those who have access for personal use for the amount of traffic they generate at the gateway.

    In other words, the cost to students should reflect the cost to the university.

    This is basic economics.

  16. Yes! on Universities Refuse To Ban Napster · · Score: 2

    Finally, a some people with a clue about how the net is supposed to work.

    It should not be up to carriers to 'selectively' ban services and protocols. Not at all. They are providing network access. Period.

  17. Wow. on Microsoft Unhappy With Bungie's Use Of Linux · · Score: 2

    The article mentions, right at the bottom, that some microsoft employees groan that it uses linux.
    The editor then ads that 'NT is the preferred platform at Microsoft' . DUH.

    Hardly a groundbreaking article there guys.. of COURSE some microsoft drones aren't going to like it.

    They did NOT say that 'Microsoft is very unhappy with the current state of the game servers' or anything. They just mentioned that some 'employees' didn't like it.

    Wah. Some of my employees don't like using windows either. Doesn't make them conspirators.

  18. My Privacy Guidelines on Privacy Concerns and The CueCat · · Score: 2

    1) When ever anyone (website, user, or anyone in life, say a business) asks you for any personal information (anything at all!), ask yourself whether this information should be necessary to complete the transcaction, and act accordginly.
    When Radio Shack asks for your name, say 'Sorry, you don't need to know it.'. If they have a problem with that, leave the store immediately.
    Same with any other store. Use discretion of course...

    When a website asks you for anything, even your email address, ask yourself why they need it. If it's to mail you a 'password' to the site, perhaps they do need it. Perhaps not.

    Also, you can set up (though for most this won't help) a mail server in several ways so that you can receive mail on multiple accounts, so you can tell what's what.

    For instance, this morning, I got this. now I KNOW the asshole snagged the address form slashdot...

    Received: from senda2.ari.es (senda2.ari.es [194.224.88.143])
    by martini.rgaindustries.com (8.9.3/8.9.3/Debian/GNU) with ESMTP id BAA31476
    for ; Thu, 21 Sep 2000 01:05:09 -0700
    From: nile333@kadet.co.uk
    Received: from gnr.net (unknown [194.224.88.69])
    by senda2.ari.es (Postfix) with SMTP
    id 3AD17290C4; Thu, 21 Sep 2000 05:22:37 +0200 (CEST)
    To: nile333@kadet.co.uk
    Subject: So, How in the heck have you been?
    Message-Id:
    Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 05:22:37 +0200 (CEST)

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    and

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    RETURN
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    list
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    to
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    STEP #2. ADD YOUR MAILING ADDRESS TO THIS LETTER

    a. Look below for the listing of the four reports.
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    c. Move the name and address under REPORT #3 down to REPORT #4.
    d. Move the name and address under REPORT #2 down to REPORT #3.
    e. Move the name and address under REPORT #1 down to REPORT #2.
    f. Insert your name/address in the REPORT #1 position. Please make sure
    you

    COPY ALL INFORMATION, every name and address, ACCURATELY!

    STEP #3. Take this entire letter, including the modified list of names,
    and save it to your computer. Make NO changes to these instructions. Now
    you
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    Report #1 will tell you how to download bulk email software and email
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    E-MAIL
    let's say that you decide to start small, just to see how it goes, and
    we'll
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    Let's
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    could be
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    only 10 orders for REPORT #1. Those 10 people respond by sending out
    2,000
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    respond
    and order REPORT #2.Those 100 mail out 2,000 programs each for a total
    of
    200,000. The 0.5% response to that is 1,000 orders for REPORT #3. Those
    1,000 send out 2,000 programs each for a 2,000,000 total. The 0.5%
    response
    to that is 10,000 orders for REPORT #4. That's 10,000 $5 bills for you.
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    $50,000
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    REMEMBER FRIEND, THIS IS ASSUMING 1,990 OUT OF THE 2,000 PEOPLE YOU MAIL
    TO
    WILL DO ABSOLUTELY NOTHING AND TRASH THIS PROGRAM! DARE TO THINK FOR A
    MOMENT WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF EVERYONE, OR HALF SENT OUT 100,000 PROGRAMS
    INSTEAD OF 2,000. Believe me, many people will do just that, and more!

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    Assume your goal is to get ONLY 10 people to participate on your first
    level. (Placing a lot of FREE ads on the Internet will EASILY get a
    larger
    response). Also assume that everyone else in YOUR ORGANIZATION gets only
    10
    downline members. Look how this small number accumulates to achieve the
    STAGGERING results below:

    1St level your first 10 send you $5........................$50
    2nd level 10 members from those 10 ($5 x 100)............$500
    3rd level 10 members from those 100 ($5 x 1,000)......$5,000
    4th level 10 members from those 1,000 ($5 x 10,000)..$50,000
    $$$$$$ THIS TOTALS
    ------------------------------------------------ 55,5550
    $$$$$

    AMAZING ISN'T IT Remember friends, this assumes that the people who
    participate only recruit 10 people each. Think for a moment what would
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    participants and many will continue to work this program, sending out
    programs WITH YOUR NAME ON THEM for years! THINK ABOUT IT!
    People are going to get emails about this plan from you or somebody else
    and
    many will work this plan the question is Don't you want your name to be
    on
    the emails they will send out?

    *** DON'T MISS OUT !!!***
    ***JUST TRY IT ONCE !!!***
    ***SEE WHAT HAPPENS !!!***
    ***YOU'LL BE AMAZED !!!***

    ALWAYS PROVIDE SAME DAY SERVICE ON ALL ORDERS! This will guarantee that
    the e-mail THEY send out with YOUR name and address on it will be prompt

    because they can't advertise until they receive the report!

    GET STARTED TODAY: PLACE YOUR ORDER FOR THE FOUR REPORTS NOW. Note:--
    ALWAYS SEND $5 CASH (U.S. CURRENCY) FOR EACH REPORT. CHECKS NOT
    ACCEPTED.
    Make sure the cash is concealed by wrapping it in two sheets of paper.
    On
    one of those sheets write:

    (a) the number & name of the report you are ordering
    (b) your e-mail address, and
    (c) your name & postal address.

    REPORT #1b The Insider's Guide to Advertising for Free on the Internet
    ORDER REPORT #1 FROM:

    NICK NICHOLAS
    473 MICHIGAN ST
    ST.PAUL, MN 55102

    NOTE: I and every member below are dedicated at helping you with this
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    ORDER REPORT #2 FROM:

    DIANE COLON
    1811 TAMARIND AVE # 206
    LOS ANGELES, CA. 90028

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    ORDER REPORT #3 FROM:

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    3709 MONHEIM ROAD
    CONOVER, WI 54519

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    ORDER REPORT #4 FROM:

    CATHY BARROW
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  19. Re:Even windows updates are Free! why isnt this? on Red Hat 7.0 Coming On Monday · · Score: 3

    Redhat updates are free too.

    Their 'updating service' is not. You are always free to ftp the files yourself and add them manually.
    They simply want you to pay for a SERVICE they are offering you. No sweat.

    And because it's open source stuff they are distributing for the mostpart, anyone else can go make their OWN automatic updater for redhat as well.

    People, they are offering a SERVICE. Believe it or not, lots of roothat users are *NOT* really computer savvy yet, and don't WANT to do it all manually.
    Do the tech savvy find this service useful? I doubt they will. Will the common user? For sure.

  20. Re:RFC is 1631 stated prior art. on Cisco Patents NAT RFC? · · Score: 2

    Uhh.. if it's *stated* then they are showing why their patent is unique compared to it. That's what prior art was all about.

    FYI.. simply showing prior art once a patent is granted is not always enough to overturn it.
    Showing that the patent application KNEW about prior art and did not disclose it IS a good way to turn it over.

    Cisco isnt' saying they invented NAT. They are patenting a security mechanism used for inbound NAT connections, that appears to deal with stateful inspection.

  21. Re:Prior Art here on Cisco Patents NAT RFC? · · Score: 3

    Well... it's prior art unless Cisco wrote the RFC, which I believe they did.

  22. Re:Please leave DC alone. on "Cloudy Future" For CueCat · · Score: 2

    No, I can't.
    It is not a 'sane' business practice to expect people to not do something that it is their right to do. If this fails because people only want the gear to rip it apart, that is THEIR fault for not undertsanding their market.

  23. My question to you all. on Carnivore-like tool released as Open Source · · Score: 2

    Everyone is very concerned about their rights. So they should be. But let me ask this.

    How could the FBI perform their wiretaps in a legal manner, without enraging us all about our 'rights'?

    How could carnivore-like stuff work without violating our rights? Or should it be wrong altogether?

    I do recall someone likening it toa 'trunk-side wiretap'

  24. Re:Blue Screen? on 2001: A Space Laptop · · Score: 2

    Like the article says; the way they have things set up, it's no big deal. A quick restart, and they are back to a known.

    Remember, it doesn't *MATTER* what the OS is capable of, only that the apps they need to run run with acceptable reliability.

    These aren't flight control computers with realtime acquisition and feedback.. those are custom built.

    They are PC's, for general purpose stuff.

  25. Re:Overclocking on 2001: A Space Laptop · · Score: 2

    You wouldn't; vacuum is a perfect insulator.
    There wouold approximately 0 heat dissipation due to convection.

    Your chip would cook itself almost immediately.