Re: Warning: ShareSniffer Released

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From: John Navas
Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2001 16:53

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In <slrn99d0dc.5a2.streiner@lurch.noc.sgi.net>,
streiner@remove-to-mail-meDOTcluebyfour.org (Justin M. Streiner) wrote:

>On Fri, 23 Feb 2001 14:57:50 GMT, Cuervo Jones <cuervo_jones@altavista.com> 
>>wrote:

>>Oh dear...  I pray that my ISP doesn't start trying to become a security
>>expert...  The last thing they need to do is start baby-sitting us.  It will
>>only interfere with those of us who know what's going on, and the majority
>>of the people will never know anything has EVER happened to them...for them,
>>I say ignorance is bliss.

>Unfortunately, people like you are in the vast minority.  Some ISPs may be
>compelled to take action based on legal/political/internal pressures.

I doubt it -- taking action would probably expose them to liability.

-- 
Best regards,
John Navas     <http://navasgrp.home.att.net/>
     CABLE MODEM/DSL GUIDE:  <http://Cable-DSL.home.att.net/>

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Subject: Re: Warning: ShareSniffer Released
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