RE: Davidbrin.com blocked by WebSense
At 02:11 PM 1/11/04, Lalith Vipulananthan wrote: Bryon wrote: > That's happened to me a few times recently as well. Just > today I got one from "Tricia Blankenship". I got one from "Tricia Blankenship" as well. Lal GSV Spam Hell I just got one (the same ad for p enlargement which I get at least a dozen times a day) allegedly from "Cecelia Peck." I know a woman named Cecelia Peck. A couple of years ago, she was the person in charge of scheduling all the classrooms, making sure all the necessary equipment (AV, etc.) was in the rooms where it was needed etc., with some title like "administrative coordinator" or something like that. Somehow I don't see her being reduced to spamming . . . -- Ronn! :) ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
RE: Davidbrin.com blocked by WebSense
Bryon wrote: > That's happened to me a few times recently as well. Just > today I got one from "Tricia Blankenship". I got one from "Tricia Blankenship" as well. Lal GSV Spam Hell ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
RE: Davidbrin.com blocked by WebSense
> Why would Freightliner want to ban "Cultural Institutions" as a > category? It seems to be harmless enough... > We block the obvious categories, and allow catgories like Cultural > Institutions to count towards the "non-work-related" quota > some people > are on, but I can't imagine banning it. I know the guy who sets the policy, and I suspect he just goes with the default settings. Freightliner is strange when it comes to internet access. Not every employee gets access, in fact, less than half have access. What really irks me is that ESPN is allowed, but cultural institutions are not. One of these days, when I get mad enough, I will start parsing through the proxy logs to see what are the top 10 web sites the exec's go to. Nerd From Hell > > Cheers > Russell C. > > > ___ > http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l > ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Davidbrin.com blocked by WebSense
From: Russell Chapman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> What I have noticed, and it really disturbs me, is a change in my received spam... A lot of the senders are suddenly using names familiar to me - in the last couple of days I have had emails from Harrell Coffey Giorgis Marlowe Cooper Edmunds all promising to rid me of my debts or add several inches. I'm writing it off as co-incidence for now, because if someone was smart enough to collect the surnames of the people I get mail from, they'd be able to get the first names as well, and these have all had different first names. Still creepy though. That's happened to me a few times recently as well. Just today I got one from "Tricia Blankenship". I'm starting to wonder if they're skimming first/last names off the list archive to use in their random name generators. _ Expand your wine savvy and get some great new recipes at MSN Wine. http://wine.msn.com ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Davidbrin.com blocked by WebSense
Ronn!Blankenship wrote: And as far as spam goes, as Randy Cunningham commented on his "This Is True" list, "It's 2004, and the new anti-spam law is in place. Notice any reduction in the amount of junk in your inbox? Neither have I." In fact, if my inbox is typical, if anything, recently it's been getting worse . . . What I have noticed, and it really disturbs me, is a change in my received spam... A lot of the senders are suddenly using names familiar to me - in the last couple of days I have had emails from Harrell Coffey Giorgis Marlowe Cooper Edmunds all promising to rid me of my debts or add several inches. I'm writing it off as co-incidence for now, because if someone was smart enough to collect the surnames of the people I get mail from, they'd be able to get the first names as well, and these have all had different first names. Still creepy though. Cheers Russell C. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Davidbrin.com blocked by WebSense
Chad Cooper wrote: Our corporate proxy is now blocking access to Dr. Brin's web site.. Below is the message. The Websense category "Cultural Institutions" is filtered. Why would Freightliner want to ban "Cultural Institutions" as a category? It seems to be harmless enough... We block the obvious categories, and allow catgories like Cultural Institutions to count towards the "non-work-related" quota some people are on, but I can't imagine banning it. Cheers Russell C. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Davidbrin.com blocked by WebSense
Kevin Tarr wrote: > Kevin T. - VRWC > 11:30, time for breakfast By 11.30, you should have had second breakfast and be partaking of elevenses! Regards, Ray. Remember, eating can become a bad hobbit. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
RE: Davidbrin.com blocked by WebSense
> place. Notice any > reduction in the amount of junk in your inbox? Neither have > I." In fact, > if my inbox is typical, if anything, recently it's been > getting worse . . . I agree completely, I have started to receive almost twice the amount of mail in the last few weeks, especially mail about an heiress (who shall remain unnamed due to filtering) and her video escapades. :-) Gary I think the amount of spam I get has gone down a lot since Nov. But I never got the large amounts that I hear other complain about. I only get one Nigerian scam e-mail on this account per week. I have a hotmail account which gets a lot more, but I'm very active in using their filtering. I didn't know about the law however. I read an article yesterday about either this law or the campaign finance reform law. Incumbents can send letters, free of charge (franking privileges*), right up until election day while challengers (maybe) and support groups must stop 90 days before. And of course politicians are not hamstrung by the do not call list or law. Nothing makes me madder than having six phone messages a day during an election cycle, half of them are hang ups or I get only part of the message. *http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/Senate_Ends_Franked_Mail_Priviledge.htm or http://tinyurl.com/2edor Kevin T. - VRWC 11:30, time for breakfast ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
RE: Davidbrin.com blocked by WebSense
Ronn wrote: > hosted there since at least 1998 or 1999, and now I can't > respond to posts > on the list or even contact the moderator off-list (because > her address is > also on one of the servers which is blocking all messages > from att.net). I You could always try creating an address at one of the free mail sites like Yahoo or Hotmail or something like that for the purposes of contacting the list administrators.. Looking over my Sci-Fi Lit archive, I see plenty of posts from people with Yahoo and Hotmail addresses that apparently are not being blocked. > don't know if Himself is a member of that list, but Greg Bear > is, (though I don't see any posts from him in the last year, that's not to say he isn't subbed and lurking though. > place. Notice any > reduction in the amount of junk in your inbox? Neither have > I." In fact, > if my inbox is typical, if anything, recently it's been > getting worse . . . I agree completely, I have started to receive almost twice the amount of mail in the last few weeks, especially mail about an heiress (who shall remain unnamed due to filtering) and her video escapades. :-) Gary ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Davidbrin.com blocked by WebSense
At 01:47 PM 1/2/04, Chad Cooper wrote: Our corporate proxy is now blocking access to Dr. Brin's web site.. Below is the message. The Websense category "Cultural Institutions" is filtered. We use a product from http://www.websense.com/ . This web site filter blocks about a quarter of the link published on this list. According to WebSense, they define cultural institutions as :" Cultural Institutions -- Sites sponsored by museums, galleries, theatres (but not movie theatres), libraries, and similar institutions; also, sites whose purpose is the display of artworks. " Well, the friendly public servants at the Library of Congress have decided to block numerous whole domains (including att.net) from sending anything at all to them because they claim that they have gotten spam from someone using an account at that domain. I've been on the SF-Literature list hosted there since at least 1998 or 1999, and now I can't respond to posts on the list or even contact the moderator off-list (because her address is also on one of the servers which is blocking all messages from att.net). I don't know if Himself is a member of that list, but Greg Bear is, (though come to think of it, I haven't seen any recent messages from him, either . . . ;-) ) And as far as spam goes, as Randy Cunningham commented on his "This Is True" list, "It's 2004, and the new anti-spam law is in place. Notice any reduction in the amount of junk in your inbox? Neither have I." In fact, if my inbox is typical, if anything, recently it's been getting worse . . . Frustrated Maru -- Ronn! :) ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
RE: Davidbrin.com blocked by WebSense
> Just out of curiosity, is www.davidbrin.com being filtered > because of the links that are there or because of meta tag > keywords? I looked at the source of his page and didn't see > any references to "cultural" that might get blocked. I am not sure how they determine its unsuitibility. Probably a combination of content and meta tag data. NFH > > Gary > > ___ > http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l > ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
RE: Davidbrin.com blocked by WebSense
> Our corporate proxy is now blocking access to Dr. Brin's web > site.. Below is the message. > The Websense category "Cultural Institutions" is filtered. > Nerd From Hell It almost sounds like you work for the Federal Government! At the facility I work at, they block things like Microsoft and other support related sites that we need, and allow other things like American Idol fan sites to slip through. We finally had to resort to connecting to our home computers via Remote Desktop to get to the support sites that we need access to. Just out of curiosity, is www.davidbrin.com being filtered because of the links that are there or because of meta tag keywords? I looked at the source of his page and didn't see any references to "cultural" that might get blocked. Gary ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
