by Alex Eckelberry | Oct 25, 2005 | Uncategorized
Great article on some of the nutty things you find in EULAs. -You are not allowed to criticize this product publicly.-You are not allowed to use this product with a packet sniffer.-You agree that by agreeing, we can make any changes to the agreement in the future...
by Alex Eckelberry | Oct 25, 2005 | Uncategorized
According to an article in Mathaba, at least one country, Saudi Arabia, is using packet sniffing technology from Narus to identify (and possibly block) VoIP traffic on their telephone system. In some countries, such as Saudi Arabia, regulations protect a...
by Alex Eckelberry | Oct 25, 2005 | Uncategorized
HD DVD or Blue-ray? It’s great to have choices, but not so great when you want to adopt a new technology now, but you have to pick between competing, incompatible versions of it – and you know it’s likely that only one of those versions will survive....
by Alex Eckelberry | Oct 25, 2005 | Uncategorized
IT staffers at the University of Indiana put together a little cocktail to nab nasties using Snort, Amavisd and nmap (a brew which they dubbed “Shelob”, after the giant spider in Lord of the Rings). Shelob integrates with the school’s own...
by Alex Eckelberry | Oct 24, 2005 | Uncategorized
Totally unscientific, but Slashdot is running a survey which highlights the depressing state of EULAs. They asked the following question:I read EULAs:with my lawyer with deep suspicion and paranoia with due care and attention with my scroll wheel with CowboyNeal I...
