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Re: Microsoft XP SP2 (was Re: Lazy network operators - NOT)
From: "Dr. Jeffrey Race" <jrace () attglobal net>
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2004 23:16:40 -0400
On Mon, 19 Apr 2004 17:07:45 -1000 (HST), Scott Weeks wrote:
Think globally. Even though this forum has NA as its heading, we need to think globally when suggesting solutions. You'll never get any sort of licensing globally nor will you EVER get end users (globally) educated enough to stop doing the things that they do which allow these events to continually occur.
We are in violent agreement about this. Since many gateway service providers will not prevent insufficiently skilled users from connecting to the internet and injuring others, the only remaining solution, as far as I can see, is cutting connectivity with those enablers. That is the proposal I advanced in <http://www.camblab.com/misc/univ_std.txt>. The logic seems quite simple: either fix all the users (impossible as you state) or keep them off the net (which you say many SPs won't do; I believe some will but many won't) so the only solution is to cut the latter off. If you are not willing to do that, then you will just have to accept the spam and we might as well stop whining about it. It is your choice. Jeffrey Race
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