SIP is an interesting protocol that has a lot of support.
I recently purchased a VOIP router that uses SIP protocol to integrate my PTSN (Public Telephone Switched Network) service with VOIP. The Box, a Sipura SPA3000 (http://www.sipura.com), has a jack for a phone line, a jack for a standard telephone, and an ethernet jack which plugs into my router. The telephone rings and dials just like an ordinary phone.
I can access the VOIP network by calling my home phone and entering a code, or I can access my PTSN line remotely from the VOIP network. I'm using Free World Dialup (http://www.pulver.com/fwd) which is one of many Free Peer to Peer VOIP networks. The FWD server is used only to establish the Peer to Peer voice connection. Anybody within the network can connect free of charge.
There are a variety of SIP VOIP applications hosted on Sourceforge. It's very easy to establish your own SIP server and network.
SIP is a full duplex protocol. I don't really understand why a push to talk function is provided with SIP / cellular phone referenced in the article. It's simply not necessary unless you're running a software phone on a PC or Laptop without a headset. (Audio Feedback and Echo may be a problem)
This article certainly lacks any technical details, but it sounds like the device may use a form of Terahertz imaging. This is the region of electromagnetic spectrum between microwave and infrared (0.1 GHz to >2 THz).
There has been a lot of recent activity involving Terahertz Imaging for medical and surveillance applications.
TeraHertz Imaging
The major backbone providers should simply disconnect China from the Internet and refuse connectivity until they clean up their act. This would place pressure on Chinese authorities to take care of the problem through whatever legislative means they have.
Sure, some businesses outside of China would be inconvenienced, but they can use the phone and fax like they used to before the Internet.
Disconnecting China will place an enormous amount of pressure on the country to clean up their act. Spam is everybody's problem. I'm sure that the majority of Chinese do not like it either, but then, they may not be affected by the problem. I've never seen any spam written in Chinese - but then I wouldn't recognize it if it were in front of me.
All of the Java applications I've used are very sluggish. IBM Update Connector is a prime example of this. It takes forever for the software to analyze the machine being updated and to check for updates over a broadband connection. I usually avoid Java applications because of this.
The New York State case followed a civil suit against Carmack by EarthLink that resulted in a US$16 million award against Carmack in May, 2003
I wonder if Earthlink will ever collect any of the 16 million, but it's good to see that the spammer will be getting some jail time. I hope he has a good time with his cell mates.
Christopher Sontag, an SCO senior vice president. SCO aims to collect a one-time fee of $699 for every server processor that runs Linux.
I'm running a special this week. I'll sell you an official GPL license for your favorite version of Linux for only $99.95 USD. S$H is included. Call for volume pricing.
HDTV is the only form of DTV that the FCC regulates. The broadcast flag applies only to HDTV over the air broadcasts.
DVD, another form of DTV, is not regulated by the FCC.
DBS, (DirectTV and Dishnetwork), are also forms of DTV, but the FCC only regulates the satellite licensing. The FCC does not control the digital formats used by DBS services.
Standard definition DVD players do not play back HDTV format. It has nothing to do with the broadcast flag. A new generation of DVD players will be required to accommodate HDTV regardless.
The music industry has been plagued over the last few years with consumers illegally sharing and copying songs over the Internet, which has led the recording industry to sue music downloaders for damages up to $150,000 per song
Gee, If they can make $150,000 on each pirated song, then why would the content providers want to close this source of revenue?
---Junger v. Daley---in the
federal District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, it is the 6th
Circuit Court of Appeal's decision reversing the District Court's
decision in Junger v. Daley that is the leading case holding that
computer programs are speech that is protected by the First Amendment.
In the Bernstein case, when the government amended the regulations
forbidding the publication of computer programs, the 9th Circuit
Court of Appeals withdrew its earlier opinion in Bernstein's favor
and remanded the case to the district court, where the government
claimed that they would not enforce the restrictions on cryptography
against Dan Bernstein.
So, Did I get this right? -- Dan Bernstein's encryption software is free speech and protected by the First Amendment, but DeCss decryption software is not.
I know that the politicians that make these laws are the best that money can buy, nevertheless, I'm still confused with all of this. Help me understand.
This is more than 20,000 times faster than a typical home broadband connection, and is also equivalent to transferring a 60-minute compact disc within one second -- an operation that takes around eight minutes on standard broadband.
My newsgroup download speed is 2.8 megabits/sec or 0.35 megabytes/sec if the overhead is ignored. I consider this an extremely fast broadband connection.
Now, a 60 minute CD should occupy 525meg. A 525meg download at 0.35 megabytes/sec should take 1500 seconds or 25 minutes. -- Thats a lot longer than 8 minutes stated in the article for a typical home broadband connection.
Earthlink via Slime Warner Cable has imposed a 30 day rolling download limit of 1.5 Gigabytes on newsgroup downloads for each account name. When the 1.5 Gig limit is reached, the download speed drops to 50 kb/s per connection.
I find that newsbin allows me to open up to 4 simultaneous connections, increasing the download rate to 200 kb/s.
The un-capped d/l rate, however is 1.8 mb/s, so I find myself adding and deleting sub-accounts several times a month as a work around. I will likely drop Earthlink broadband if they impose further restrictions on this workaround.
The $10 fee is charged by volunteer examiners to cover the costs of administering the exam. It is not a license fee. In many instances such as walk in exams at Ham fests, no fee is charged.
License renewal is free if you do it yourself at the FCC web site. Certain volunteer examiners may charge a fee for handling the paperwork.
I'd like to turn in some China based ISPs that are hosting American spammers which are spreading propaganda that is probably in conflict with one or more Chinese Government policies.
Most of my spam these days is coming from China. It would be nice if we could get the Chinese CyberPolice on their backs.
I complained to TNN about the squashing and banners (that dissappear during commercials). Never got any response.
I'm seriously thinking about complaining to TNG's advertisers about the squashing and annoying banners and threatening to boycott their product unless they pull their advertising or demand that TNN show the TNG episodes in their original format without the banners and icons.
I've added two resistors and a switch to my TV which increases the vertical size and offsets the vertical centering for watching TNG on TNN. The aspect ratio is completely restored. Only a small portion of the TNN icon is visible in the bottom corner of the screen.
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SIP is an interesting protocol that has a lot of support.
I recently purchased a VOIP router that uses SIP protocol to integrate my PTSN (Public Telephone Switched Network) service with VOIP. The Box, a Sipura SPA3000 (http://www.sipura.com), has a jack for a phone line, a jack for a standard telephone, and an ethernet jack which plugs into my router. The telephone rings and dials just like an ordinary phone.
I can access the VOIP network by calling my home phone and entering a code, or I can access my PTSN line remotely from the VOIP network. I'm using Free World Dialup (http://www.pulver.com/fwd) which is one of many Free Peer to Peer VOIP networks. The FWD server is used only to establish the Peer to Peer voice connection. Anybody within the network can connect free of charge.
There are a variety of SIP VOIP applications hosted on Sourceforge. It's very easy to establish your own SIP server and network.
SIP is a full duplex protocol. I don't really understand why a push to talk function is provided with SIP / cellular phone referenced in the article. It's simply not necessary unless you're running a software phone on a PC or Laptop without a headset. (Audio Feedback and Echo may be a problem)
Do you really consider XP an upgrade?
IE does have it's own download page. Question is - Is the XP version any different from the Win2K version?
The article discussed features associated with Windows XP service pack 2. I didn't see any mention of extending these IE enhancements to Windows 2000.
Does anybody know if IE enhancements such as pop up blocking will be available to Windows 2000 users?
The Terahertz Imaging spectrum actually starts at 100GHz or 0.1 THz, not 0.1 GHz as stated. Sorry for the typo.
Is there a way to correct mistakes once they've been posted?
JRThis article certainly lacks any technical details, but it sounds like the device may use a form of Terahertz imaging. This is the region of electromagnetic spectrum between microwave and infrared (0.1 GHz to >2 THz).
There has been a lot of recent activity involving Terahertz Imaging for medical and surveillance applications. TeraHertz Imaging
But, No MP3 = No Sale !
Am I paying more for this CD because of royalities payments for the copy protection?... or
Am I paying less because of the reduced functionality
The major backbone providers should simply disconnect China from the Internet and refuse connectivity until they clean up their act. This would place pressure on Chinese authorities to take care of the problem through whatever legislative means they have.
Sure, some businesses outside of China would be inconvenienced, but they can use the phone and fax like they used to before the Internet.
Disconnecting China will place an enormous amount of pressure on the country to clean up their act. Spam is everybody's problem. I'm sure that the majority of Chinese do not like it either, but then, they may not be affected by the problem. I've never seen any spam written in Chinese - but then I wouldn't recognize it if it were in front of me.
Autozone will read out your car's codes for free. Why pay more!
All of the Java applications I've used are very sluggish. IBM Update Connector is a prime example of this. It takes forever for the software to analyze the machine being updated and to check for updates over a broadband connection. I usually avoid Java applications because of this.
I'm running IE6 with this weeks patch. That must have fixed the problem.
I'm running a special this week. I'll sell you an official GPL license for your favorite version of Linux for only $99.95 USD. S$H is included. Call for volume pricing.
HDTV is the only form of DTV that the FCC regulates. The broadcast flag applies only to HDTV over the air broadcasts.
DVD, another form of DTV, is not regulated by the FCC.
DBS, (DirectTV and Dishnetwork), are also forms of DTV, but the FCC only regulates the satellite licensing. The FCC does not control the digital formats used by DBS services.
Standard definition DVD players do not play back HDTV format. It has nothing to do with the broadcast flag. A new generation of DVD players will be required to accommodate HDTV regardless.
Gee, If they can make $150,000 on each pirated song, then why would the content providers want to close this source of revenue?
So, Did I get this right? -- Dan Bernstein's encryption software is free speech and protected by the First Amendment, but DeCss decryption software is not.
I know that the politicians that make these laws are the best that money can buy, nevertheless, I'm still confused with all of this. Help me understand.
My newsgroup download speed is 2.8 megabits/sec or 0.35 megabytes/sec if the overhead is ignored. I consider this an extremely fast broadband connection.
Now, a 60 minute CD should occupy 525meg. A 525meg download at 0.35 megabytes/sec should take 1500 seconds or 25 minutes. -- Thats a lot longer than 8 minutes stated in the article for a typical home broadband connection.
Perhaps they should go after Linus and other Linux developers for incorporating this copy protection circumvention feature. --- naa..
Cheers to SunComm for ripping off BMG with crappy software. I wonder if I could interest BMG in some ocean front property near Phoenix.
Earthlink via Slime Warner Cable has imposed a 30 day rolling download limit of 1.5 Gigabytes on newsgroup downloads for each account name. When the 1.5 Gig limit is reached, the download speed drops to 50 kb/s per connection.
I find that newsbin allows me to open up to 4 simultaneous connections, increasing the download rate to 200 kb/s.
The un-capped d/l rate, however is 1.8 mb/s, so I find myself adding and deleting sub-accounts several times a month as a work around. I will likely drop Earthlink broadband if they impose further restrictions on this workaround.
The $10 fee is charged by volunteer examiners to cover the costs of administering the exam. It is not a license fee. In many instances such as walk in exams at Ham fests, no fee is charged. License renewal is free if you do it yourself at the FCC web site. Certain volunteer examiners may charge a fee for handling the paperwork.
How do I contact these Chinese CyberPolice?
I'd like to turn in some China based ISPs that are hosting American spammers which are spreading propaganda that is probably in conflict with one or more Chinese Government policies.
Most of my spam these days is coming from China. It would be nice if we could get the Chinese CyberPolice on their backs.
I complained to TNN about the squashing and banners (that dissappear during commercials). Never got any response.
I'm seriously thinking about complaining to TNG's advertisers about the squashing and annoying banners and threatening to boycott their product unless they pull their advertising or demand that TNN show the TNG episodes in their original format without the banners and icons.
I've added two resistors and a switch to my TV which increases the vertical size and offsets the vertical centering for watching TNG on TNN. The aspect ratio is completely restored. Only a small portion of the TNN icon is visible in the bottom corner of the screen.