Re: So, did the BBC cross the line?

["David Harley" <david.a.harley () gmail com>]

> To me, at least, this is blindingly clear:  They crossed the line. 

No argument from me there.

> I'm sure most or all of us have dealt with spambots at some 
> point; testing and analysis should never allow the spam to 
> actually get out... 

I don't think testing and analysis had much to do with it: the programme
hasn't been shown yet, but what I've seen suggests a simple demonstration
aimed at Dick and Jane. Nothing wrong with that in principle: if they'd done
it on a closed network using their own machines, I might even have
applauded.

To be fair, I don't think this was spam according to any useful definition:
it was mail from the BBC to the BBC. It was the distribution mechanism that
I have a problem with.

> I think it's shameful. 

I agree. It's more than flirting with the dark side: it's a romp behind the
bicycle sheds.

--
David Harley BA CISSP FBCS CITP
Small Blue-Green World

 


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