Does your proxy allow connections from untrusted networks like the Internet? Is there an open relay on your system? Are you using proper access controls for your server? Answer these questions incorrectly and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission would like to have a friendly word with you.The agency, along with 38 of its counterparts in 26 countries, has -- coincidentally or not -- picked the week myDoom swept the Internet to roll out "Operation Secure Your Server." It is an international effort to reduce the flow of unsolicited commercial e-mail, aka spam.
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It would be impossible to measure the success of the previous campaign, according to Heyder. "We sent out numerous letters and saw a lot of traffic on our Web site. We are assuming people who get this notice would want to address their vulnerabilities for their own sake."
For more information, go the FTC link: www.ftc.gov/secureyourserver.
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Georgia considers banning 'evolution'...not the theory, or the curriculum, mind you, but the WORD ITSELF
This was on the front page of the Atlanta-Journal Constitution this morning.
CNN even has a story about it.
From the CNN article:
The state's school superintendent has proposed striking the word evolution from Georgia's science curriculum and replacing it with the phrase "biological changes over time."[...]
Superintendent Kathy Cox said the concept of evolution would still be taught under the proposal, but the word would not be used. The proposal would not require schools to buy new textbooks omitting the word evolution and would not prevent teachers from using it.
Cox repeatedly referred to evolution as a "buzzword" Thursday and said the ban was proposed, in part, to alleviate pressure on teachers in socially conservative areas where parents object to its teaching.
Umm, excuse me, but don't we have better things to do, like provide a decent education, or, I don't know, maybe, keep drugs and weapons out of schools?
I heard about this several months ago....The Stepford Wives by Ira Levins is being remade. But, mind you, it's being remade as a comedy. (?)
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Matthew Broderick, Bette Midler, Christopher Walken, and Faith Hill.
You can see the "trailer" (Quicktime required) or visit the Official Movie Site (although, I never found anything about The Stepford Wives on Paramount's site)