begin  quoting Tom Gal as of Wed, Mar 01, 2006 at 02:19:22PM -0800:
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> Yes, anyone can, anytime, but that still doesn't mean people have to listen,
> and without their firewalls, obviuosly you could still just type in an IP
> address.

Time to start exchanging copies of /etc/hosts, eh?

> People always liked prognosticating doom for effect, just to get people to
> believe their points.

It's as if their mothers had never read _The Boy Who Cried 'Wolf!'_ to
them as a child.

>                       Doesn't really worry me. Obviously, corrupt repressive
> governements don't like the internet and will try to curtail it's use and
> freedom, but I still have never seen a haker/crack/mistake proof piece of
> software, firewall, antivirus program, or repressive government. If it's
> there....people will break free.

It's just a matter of who'll be allowed to lie to 'em first.  But that's
heading towards kooler-country.

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