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Inside This Issue: Editor: Patrick A. Townson
Macintosh Hacker Attacks Are on the Rise -Symantec (Lisa Minter)
AOL LatAm Running Out of Cash, May Cease Operations (Lisa Minter)
Yahoo Ups Free E-Mail Storage to 1 GB (Lisa Minter)
Re: Texas Sues Vonage Over 911 Problem (Thor Lancelot Simon)
Re: Texas Sues Vonage Over 911 Problem (DevilsPGD)
Re: What Happened To Channel 1 (Garrett Wollman)
Re: What Happened To Channel 1 (Dan Lanciani)
Re: Our Telephonic Primacy (Justin Time)
Re: Some Concerned About Privacy Implications of E-ZPass (John Levine)
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Date: 23 Mar 2005 14:17:05 -0800
From: Lisa Minter <lisa_minter2001@yahoo.com>
Subject: Macintosh Hacker Attacks Are on the Rise - Symantec
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hacker attacks on Apple Computer Inc.'s OS X
operating system, thought by many who use the Mac to be virtually
immune to attack, are on the rise, according to a report from
anti-virus software vendor Symantec Corp.
"Contrary to popular belief, the Macintosh operating system has not
always been a safe haven from malicious code," said the report, which
was issued on Monday.
"It is now clear that the Mac OS is increasingly becoming a target for
the malicious activity that is more commonly associated with Microsoft
and various Unix-based operating systems."
An Apple spokesman said the Cupertino, California-based company would
have no comment on the report.
Many in the Macintosh computer community have long claimed that the
Mac platform has been virtually immune to attack -- unlike Microsoft
Corp.'s Windows operating system, which runs on more than 90 percent
of the world's personal computers.
The Macintosh operating system, the current version of which is based
on the Unix operating system, has less than 5 percent of the global
market for computer operating systems.
"All these platforms have vulnerabilities - it's a fact of life," said
Gartner analyst Martin Reynolds. "The truth of the matter is that Mac
is only a couple percentage points of (computer) shipments so it's not
an interesting target."
Apple's recent introduction of the Mac mini, a $500 computer sold
without a display, keyboard or mouse, could actually increase the
likelihood of more malicious software computer code targeting the Mac
platform, Symantec said.
"The market penetration of Macintosh platforms will be accelerated by
the much lower priced Mac mini, which may be purchased by less
security-savvy users," the report said. "As a result, the number of
vulnerabilities can be expected to increase, as will malicious
activity that targets them."
Symantec said that over the past year, it had documented 37
high-vulnerabilities -- weaknesses that leave the system open to
malicious software attacks -- in Mac OS X They "have been confirmed by
the vendor, which, in the Apple case, almost always means that the
company has released a patch."
A patch is a small piece of software designed to shore up a
vulnerability or to fix other software glitches.
At the same time, the report said that while those vulnerabilities in
the Mac operating system will increase, "they will likely be
outnumbered in other operating systems for some time to come."
Shares of Apple fell 87 cents, or 2 percent, to close at $42.83 on
Nasdaq.
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Date: 23 Mar 2005 14:18:30 -0800
From: Lisa Minter <lisa_minter2001@yahoo.com>
Subject: AOL LatAm Running Out of Cash, May Cease Operations
SEATTLE (Reuters) - America Online Latin America Inc. South America,
said on Tuesday that it was running out of cash and may shut down or
file for bankruptcy protection.
Unless AOL Latin America finds a buyer for its assets, it
will have to close down operations, the Fort Lauderdale,
Florida-based company said in a regulatory filing with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission.
AOL Latin America, founded as a joint venture between America Online
Inc. and the Cisneros Group at the start of the Internet bubble in
1998, has since struggled to become profitable.
The loss-making company, which provides Internet dial-up service
mainly in Brazil, Mexico and Argentina, stopped counting non-paying
subscribers in 2003 as the SEC investigated the company's methods in
counting subscribers.
Although AOL Latin America has enough cash to stay in business through
the third quarter of this year, it said it may have fallen into
default with Time Warner Inc. which holds $160 million of senior
convertible notes in the company.
"We do not believe that our common stock has, or will have, any
value," the company said in the filing.
AOL Latin America said it is no longer pursuing any financing.
"We are not currently expending resources to obtain financing from any
source because we believe that any efforts to obtain financing would
be futile based on past experience," the company said.
Other Internet service providers have also struggled to stay in
business in Latin America. StarMedia Network Inc., Terra Lycos and
Yahoo's efforts to build an access provider have fallen flat.
AOL Latin America went public on the Nasdaq in 2000 at the low end of
the expected range, with investors expressing concern over its growth
prospects.
The shares fell to 22 cents in after-hours trading, less
than half of their closing price of 47 cents. It peaked above
$8 shortly after its initial public offering.
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Date: 23 Mar 2005 14:20:21 -0800
From: Lisa Minter <lisa_minter2001@yahoo.com>
Subject: Yahoo Ups Free E-Mail Storage to 1 GB
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc. said on Wednesday it will soon
begin giving users of its free Web e-mail service 1 gigabyte of
storage, four times more than it now offers, amid intense competition.
Consumers are increasingly using their Web e-mail inboxes as a
repository for e-mail as well as digital photos and documents. Web
e-mail providers have been responding with offers of ever more free
storage.
Yahoo, which Nielsen/NetRatings said in February boasted the most
unique users among e-mail providers in the United States ahead of Time
Warner Inc.'s Corp.'s MSN Hotmail, said the global storage upgrade
will begin in late April and take about two weeks to complete.
The Internet media company also said it is beefing up antivirus
protection for free e-mail users, giving them the ability to remove
viruses from attachments -- a feature that had only been available to
paying users.
Yahoo Mail is available in 15 languages in almost two dozen countries
around the world.
Google Inc. last spring was the first email provider to offer 1
gigabyte of free storage to users of its invitation-only test Gmail
service, setting off me-too moves from rivals.
Gmail, a distant fourth in the rankings of top e-mail destinations, is
now available only as an English-language service.
Microsoft currently limits free storage on its free MSN Hotmail
accounts to 250 megabytes.
Yahoo and Microsoft each offer 2 gigabytes of storage to users who pay
about $20 per year for the service.
Yahoo shares edged up 10 cents to $31.08 on Nasdaq early Wednesday
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From: tls@panix.com (Thor Lancelot Simon)
Subject: Re: Texas Sues Vonage Over 911 Problem
Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 21:18:27 UTC
Organization: Public Access Networks Corp.
Reply-To: tls@rek.tjls.com
In article <telecom24.128.19@telecom-digest.org>, DevilsPGD
<ihatespam@crazyhat.net> wrote:
> In message <telecom24.127.5@telecom-digest.org> Jack Decker
> <jack-yahoogroups@withheld on request> wrote:
>> A Vonage spokeswoman said the company was surprised to hear of the
>> litigation and pointed out there are numerous references, both on the
>> Internet and material mailed to customers, explaining the 911
>> service's limitations and its proactive nature. Abbott's office
>> contacted New Jersey-based Vonage about a week ago asking for
>> marketing materials and other information; the company hadn't heard
>> anything since it replied with the materials two days ago, the
>> spokeswoman said.
> I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Vonage should not be
> offering 911 at all, rather, they should be highlighting the fact that
> emergency call centers do not allow Vonage to route emergency calls to
> the right place (so their only option is to dump the call to an
> administrative number.)
Your claim above "emergency call centers do not allow..." is false; in
fact, it's a key element of Vonage's public-relations effort on this
issue.
*If* Vonage were willing to pay the same fees other local exchange
carriers pay for 911 connectivity *in each LATA*, *then* Vonage could
route 911 calls correctly. Avoiding this *cost* has been a major
competitive win for Vonage all along and it is hard to not see it as
a major reason, if not _the_ reason, why Vonage has fought state
regulation as a local exchange carrier: by avoiding regulatory mandates
like 911 service standards Vonage avoids the cost of compliance.
What is truly irresponsible is to offer a "911" service that does not
have the same user experience that Americans have been trained to expect
from 911 for several decades. In a just world, Vonage would pay and pay
indeed for their decision to make the provision of such a service part
of their public-relations effort aimed at avoiding service quality
regulation. This is a choice they made, not one they had forced on
them; there are VoIP providers out there that did the right thing.
People's safety in emergency situations should be quite simply out of
bounds for this kind of political maneuvering. Of course, it's not,
but darn it, it ought to be.
Thor Lancelot Simon tls@rek.tjls.com
"The inconsistency is startling, though admittedly, if consistency is to be
abandoned or transcended, there is no problem." - Noam Chomsky
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From: DevilsPGD <ihatespam@crazyhat.net>
Subject: Re: Texas Sues Vonage Over 911 Problem
Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 16:50:15 -0700
Organization: Disorganized
In message <telecom24.128.19@telecom-digest.org> DevilsPGD
<ihatespam@crazyhat.net> wrote:
> In message <telecom24.127.5@telecom-digest.org> Jack Decker
> <jack-yahoogroups@withheld on request> wrote:
>> A Vonage spokeswoman said the company was surprised to hear of the
>> litigation and pointed out there are numerous references, both on the
>> Internet and material mailed to customers, explaining the 911
>> service's limitations and its proactive nature. Abbott's office
>> contacted New Jersey-based Vonage about a week ago asking for
>> marketing materials and other information; the company hadn't heard
>> anything since it replied with the materials two days ago, the
>> spokeswoman said.
> I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Vonage should not be
> offering 911 at all, rather, they should be highlighting the fact that
> emergency call centers do not allow Vonage to route emergency calls to
> the right place (so their only option is to dump the call to an
> administrative number.)
> Personally, I'd rather have attempts to dial 911 get the "Stop, this
> phone does not have 911 service" then get through to someone who can't
> or won't help.
> [TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: But wouldn't the ideal arrangement be
> like here? A number designated for 'emergency but not 911' phone is
> terminated on the consoles of the persons who respond for police, etc,
> and they are tipped off "if this line, with its unusual cadence in
> ringing goes off, it is to be treated like any other emergency call".
> Our dispatchers answer not only the occassional 911 call, but they
> also answer for the city hall offices. The PSAP people (at Vonage, and
> elsewhere) are told to connect with them as needed _using one of the
> back lines_ on the city hall group; a line which would almost never
> get calls on its own. Now, if _that phone_ rings/flashes, treat it as
> a priority emergency call. The same woman sitting there taking calls
> for the city hall centrex/switchboard sees that one phone give out a
> continuous (never pausing) ring with the light on the wall flashing at
> a furious pace says 'ah, it is an emergency call from a system which
> cannot (for whatever reason) use 911. She answers it and makes
> dispatch as needed. Does not seem like that major of problem. That
> single phone, by the way, also has a caller-ID device on it, and a
> rather detailed map on the wall as well, so the dispatcher gets the
> essence of the desired information, even if not every single bit of
> it. Ah, but that would involve _training_ the dispatchers in possibly
> a new procedure. Do you think their Civil Servants Union would allow
> that sort of a requirement?
No, the ideal solution is to route the calls to the same place as 911
calls. They should enter the 911 call center just like every other
911-addressed call center comes in.
Like with a cell phone there is no confirmed address, but that didn't
stop cell phones from offering 911.
The only reason cell phones get 911 service and VoIP gets screwed
around is that cell phones were initially only deployed by telcos and
weren't seen as a threat to telcos.
[TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: Very true, but given the inability to
immediatly provide the location until there are some changes in the
way the 'system' operates, shouldn't there be some 'make do' solution
used in the interim? If some combination of dedicated phone lines and
caller ID can be employed, why not use those? And we know it is
possible to force caller-ID to say whatever we want it to say, so why
can't Vonage (or other VOIP carriers offering 911 service) dummy up
their PSAP databases with the desired information to be sent to the
'caller ID' devices attached to these 'special' phones? Or, in your
opinion is it better to do without since it cannot be done perfectly
right from the start?
We've had that discussion about spam a few times haven't we? No one
simple solution, everything has pitfalls, so wring our hands and do
nothing. 911 has politics involved, just like spam, its easier to
claim it is 'very complex problem', and do nothing about it, and
when our public servants get on a tangent about it, bow and grovel and
twist to meet their desires instead. PAT]
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From: wollman@lcs.mit.edu (Garrett Wollman)
Subject: Re: What Happened To Channel 1
Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 23:00:55 UTC
Organization: MIT Laboratory for Computer Science
In article <telecom24.128.15@telecom-digest.org>, Brad Houser
<bradDOThouser@intel.com> wrote:
> The channel is the range of frequencies allocated to that broadcast
> station. NTSC (analog TV) and ATSC (digital TV) still use the same
> channels. Most of the new DTV channels are UHF, and the broadcasters
> are allowed to continue to use the older analog channels (the best
> ones being VHF) during the transition. Once the FCC tells them to shut
> off the analog broadcasts, the original channels will be put up for
> auction.
Not entirely correct ...
1) Digital television has "virtual channels". Stations which have an
existing brand identity based on their analog channel in most cases
have chosen to PSIP with that channel rather than their new digital
channel (even when the analog channel is going away permanently).
2) Stations have the opportunity to choose which of their two channels
they will use for their "permanent" DTV operation. The cost
advantages to being in VHF-high are so significant that almost every
station which has had the opportunity so far to make that choice has
chosen the VHF channel. Most stations on VHF-low have chosen to leave
the band (particularly if the channel in question is the very
undesirable channel 6). Stations with analog channels 52 and higher
do not get a choice, unless their DTV channel is also above 51, in
which case they get their pick of technically feasible channels after
the stations that had a choice have chosen.
3) It's not clear to me whether the FCC will seriously auction
channels below 52 for new services, or simply open them up to the
usual competitive process for new TV applications, or do both and have
TV and other services competing in the same auction.
-GAWollman
--
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wollman@csail.mit.edu | generation can invoke its principles in their own
Opinions not those | search for greater freedom.
of MIT or CSAIL. | - A. Kennedy, Lawrence v. Texas, 539 U.S. ___ (2003)
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Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 18:51:11 EST
From: Dan Lanciani <ddl@danlan.com>
Subject: Re: What Happened To Channel 1
kd1s@nospamplease.cox.reallynospam.net (Tony P.) wrote:
> Sort of how the FCC has pretty much admitted that anyone with a
> modicum of technical knowledge will be able to defeat the broadcast
> flag.
I think you've mentioned this before, but what does it mean? The
system as originally conceived requires the digital representation of
flagged content to be protected by encryption on bus and media. I
have more than a modicum of technical knowledge and I don't see an
easy way around the proposed system in concept. Has the original
system been abandoned? Or are you aware of some implementation flaw?
Now of course (so far) the over-the-air ATSC broadcasts are to remain
in the clear. But again, building a practical ATSC receiver takes
(IMHO) more than a modicum of technical knowledge--at least until
there is a GNUradio cookbook and good canned DSP software.
So what exactly is going on with the broadcast flag? There seems to
be a lot of misinformation floating around, including the absurd
proposition that the copy management can never be expanded to include
more than two states because of a lack of bits!
Dan Lanciani
ddl@danlan.*com
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From: Justin Time <a_user2000@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Our Telephonic Primacy
Date: 23 Mar 2005 13:16:01 -0800
Advocates of public policy on both sides of the aisle love to throw
out statistics. Newspapers like them as well -- they "authenticate" a
story. But the key component of all statistics is the base sample.
When we say 25% percent of such-and-such, we need to understand
exactly what 'such and such' _includes_ AND _excludes_, as well as
exactly the definition of the subset percentage. Further, it is
critical that statistics be compared in context to other yardsticks of
other equivalent areas and situations of past time. Often the full
story is not told.
I believe it was George Carlin who stated something like, "40% of all
statistics are made up."
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Date: 23 Mar 2005 23:13:47 -0000
From: John Levine <johnl@iecc.com>
Subject: Re: Some Concerned About Privacy Implications of E-ZPass System
Organization: I.E.C.C., Trumansburg NY USA
> NH is just now getting E-Z Pass or some similar system?
E-ZPass started on the NY Thruway in 1993 and has been expanding over
the past decade to most of the toll facilites from Washington DC
northward. (The system in Massachusetts is called FastLane but it's
the same technology and it's part of the E-ZPass system.) NH is just
getting around to it.
The potential for privacy problems is severe, but to their credit I
don't think I've ever heard reports of abuses. Besides the
possibility of tracking people by tag use, there's the violation
tracking issue. If you drive through an E-ZPAss booth in NY with no
tag or an invalid tag, a camera takes a picture of your car and they
will ask the state DMV to look up the license plate number so they can
send you a ticket.
This actually happens, not just for NY violations but for nearby
states and provinces as well. In Toronto the 407 toll road has fully
automated toll collection, and if you don't have a tag, they send you
a bill based on your plate number. (The toll is much lower if you
have a tag, so regular users all have tags.) We've gotten bills for
our NY car that way, so NY is providing the info to Ontario as well.
Regards,
John Levine johnl@iecc.com Primary Perpetrator of The Internet for Dummies,
Information Superhighwayman wanna-be, http://www.johnlevine.com, Mayor
"I dropped the toothpaste", said Tom, crestfallenly.
Regards,
John R. Levine, IECC, POB 727, Trumansburg NY 14886 +1 607 330 5711
johnl@iecc.com, Mayor, http://johnlevine.com,
Member, Provisional board, Coalition Against Unsolicited Commercial E-mail
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From: VOIP SS7 Softswitch Specialists <DWBVEGAS@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: SS7 vs SIP
Date: 23 Mar 2005 17:06:13 -0800
VOIP & SS7/C7 engineering
My name is Donald Bonner and I am with Blue Rock Solutions, the leading
Cisco reseller in VOIP and SS7/C7 engineering. I would like introduce
Blue Rock Solutions and offer our services.
donb@bluerockdata.com
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