June 2001 - cypherpunks-legacy

ADV: Hands-on technical sessions in Java, EJB, JSP, J2EE and more
by IBM DeveloperWorks 08 Jun '01

08 Jun '01

Dear , developerWorks is constantly looking for ways to expose you to forums about open standards and cross-platform technologies. Solutions, The IBM Technical Developer Conference, is a great opportunity to do just that. Thousands of developers from around the world will meet at the conference to trade information, share knowledge and -- most importantly -- find answers. Knowledgeable experts will address issues related to enterprise infrastructure, integration, open standards, Web services and interoperability. Well respected technology leaders - like Kevin Curley, Doug Tidwell and Kelvin R. Lawrence - will lead discussions on the application and advancement of JSP(TM), EJB(TM), and Java(TM) technologies, Servlets, J2EE(TM), XML and Web Services, to name a few. Choose from 372 hours of technical sessions on WebSphere(R), Lotus(R) Domino Rnext, Tivoli(R), DB2(R), and more; take in-depth labs on IBM's open middleware; and tap into IBM's vast technical resources to help build a powerful e-infrastructure. Enhance your resume by taking one (or more) of the 130 IBM Professional Certification Tests offered. Arm yourself with the skills and tools you need to succeed. Mark your calendars for August 13-16, San Francisco, CA. Register now to save $200 with the Early Bird discount! For more information about Solutions, The IBM Technical Developer Conference, click here: http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/vrm/SWG_DTW1_1/3529223 developerWorks home page: http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/vrm/SWG_DTW1_2/3529223 You are receiving this e-mail because you have shown an interest in developerWorks. If you do not want to receive e-mails about developerWorks in the future, please click on this link http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/vrm/SWG_DTW1_3/3529223 Java and all Java-based trademarks are trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States, other countries, or both. WebSphere, Lotus, Tivoli, and DB2 are trademarks of IBM Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both. All other product names herein are the properties of their respective owners.

1 0

DoD decides wiping is enough for unclassified old disks
by Timothy McVeigh 08 Jun '01

08 Jun '01

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Pentagon believes it has found a way to give its old computers away to American schools and still protect information locked in the machines' hard drives. Officials announced Thursday that Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz was reversing an unpopular five-month-old order to destroy the hard drives on unclassified computers, which rendered the computers practically unusable. Henceforth, hard drives should be destroyed on classified machines but only overwritten on unclassified ones, Wolfowitz said. The overwriting entails printing series of ones and zeros over the stored material. "Wolfowitz's new ... guidance will make more computers available for schools and other worthy organizations," a Pentagon statement said. It said more than 74,000 pieces of computer equipment, valued at $60 million or so, had been donated to school organizations in 2000 before the order came in January to destroy hard drives. Wolfowitz's predecessor Rudy de Leon had order the destruction but said the idea should be reviewed, said Susan Hansen, a Pentagon spokeswoman. "We've looked at the pluses and minuses," she said Thursday, and determined that overwriting would protect information on the computers while allowing the machines to be donated. Some lawmakers had criticized the January order as overkill. Others supported it after an audit found sensitive information such as lists of names and addresses had been left on hard drives of donated computers. Though unclassified, they said such cases still present risks. Wolfowitz's decision returns the practice to what it had been since 1992, requiring destruction only of computers that had dealt with classified information.

1 0

From CNN: Rwandan nuns guilty of war crimes
by A. Melon 08 Jun '01

08 Jun '01

BRUSSELS, Belgium -- Two Rwandan nuns found guilty of war crimes during the 1994 genocide are awaiting sentencing. The defendants are scheduled to be sentenced in court on Friday. They face a maximum of life imprisonment. In a landmark trial in Belgium, a 12-member-jury found the two Catholic nuns, a university professor and a former government minister, guilty early on Friday of helping Hutu militia massacre thousands of Tutsi refugees. The trial, which lasted almost eight weeks, was the first in which a jury of ordinary citizens had sat in judgment of war crimes committed in another country. A 1993 Belgian law gives Belgian courts jurisdiction over violations of the Geneva Convention on war crimes, no matter where they were committed. [...] >From http://www.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/africa/06/08/rwanda.verdict/index.html

2 1

Your Microsoft Online ID
by 1support＠microsoft.com 08 Jun '01

08 Jun '01

NOTE: PLEASE DO NOT RESPOND DIRECTLY TO THIS E-MAIL. THIS E-MAIL IS NOT MONITORED. Welcome to Microsoft Online ID secure Internet environment! Below is your new membership information. Please keep this confirmation mail as a record of your username and password. Consider this information confidential and treat accordingly. Your Microsoft Online ID Password is:cypherpunks A Microsoft Online ID provides access to various Microsoft secured programs. By now, you should have completed the association process of your Microsoft Online ID to the program/application. Please check the Frequently Asked Questions and/or Help page of the program you are accessing for questions. Sincerely, Microsoft Online ID Administrator

1 0

Giganetstore na TV Interactiva
by info＠giganetstore.com 08 Jun '01

08 Jun '01

Caro (a) Cliente Lamentamos a inacessibilidade momentânea de acesso a www.giganetstore.com <http://www.giganetstore.com> , que ocorreu a 06-06-01, devido à mudança ISP (Provedor de Serviços de Internet), situação que já se encontra restabelecida. Com esta mudança reforçamos a nossa ligação à Internet disponibilizando mais largura de banda para tornar a sua loja mais rápida. Confira você mesmo! Aproveitamos para lhe informar que já inaugurou em Portugal, a televisão digital interactiva por cabo. A www.giganetstore.com <http://www.giganetstore.com> , já está na TV Digital Interactiva, é a primeira loja de comércio electrónico que se estreia na televisão do futuro, com o nome Gigaloja.Tv. A Gigaloja.Tv irá oferecer-lhe uma elevada diversidade do produtos e formas de pagamento, para que possa comprar tudo sem sair de casa, com toda a comodidade, simplicidade e confiança. Esperamos contar com as suas visitas em www.giganetstore.com <http://www.giganetstore.com> e na Gigaloja.Tv, a sua loja da Tv Interactiva. Atentamente Serviço de Apoio ao Cliente

1 0

Eco-Terrorist Attacks Prompt Federal Action
by George＠Orwellian.Org 08 Jun '01

08 Jun '01

[snipped] http://foxnews.com/story/0,2933,26682,00.html # # "It's just a matter of time before somebody dies or is seriously # injured," said U.S. Rep. George Nethercutt, R-Wash., a sponsor # of the federal bill. "We have to get ahead of it." # # Nethercutt wants to expand the current legislation to protect # plant lab research in addition to animal research. # # He's proposing to increase the penalties for terrorism directed # against scientists. Choatian Quacks will still be fair game?

2 2

hack insurance on NT vs. Unix
by Tim McVeigh 08 Jun '01

08 Jun '01

Just last month, Wurzler Underwriting Managers upped the price for insuring companies that use Microsoft's Windows NT server software, on the basis that the software has had a series of security problems. Wurzler, one of the earliest agencies to offer hacker insurance, began charging its clients 5 percent to 15 percent more if they use Microsoft's Windows NT instead of Unix or Linux for their Internet operations. from http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/cn/20010607/tc/insurer_businesses_unaware_of_o…

1 0

Japs get Kobe'd by steakknife
by Tim McVeigh 08 Jun '01

08 Jun '01

Man Kills Eight Students in Japan OSAKA, Japan (AP) - A man brandishing a knife burst into an elementary school on Friday and slashed nearly two dozen people, killing at least eight children, in Japan's worst mass-killing since a deadly nerve gas attack on Tokyo's subways six years ago. Police said the attacker, identified as Mamoru Takuma, carried a 6-inch kitchen knife. .... Well we certainly hope Sec'ty Annan starts proposing internation bans on the manufacture of kitchen knives and their precursor materials. "It can't happen here" ---Suzy Creamcheese

1 0

(No Subject)
by maimun uwiek muhammad 08 Jun '01

08 Jun '01

1 0

Slashdot | Washington Spam Law Upheld
by Jim Choate 08 Jun '01

08 Jun '01

http://slashdot.org/yro/01/06/07/1937212.shtml -- -- ____________________________________________________________________ "...where annual election ends, tyranny begins;" Thomas Jefferson & Samuel Adams The Armadillo Group ,::////;::-. James Choate Austin, Tx /:'///// ``::>/|/ ravage(a)ssz.com www.ssz.com .', |||| `/( e\ 512-451-7087 -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- --------------------------------------------------------------------

1 0