In article <Pine.SUN.3.91.950917113021.11534E@amanda.dorsai.org>, you wrote:
A further hint as to why this won't work: the client software doesn't keep track of which messages you've read in a discussion area, AOL's server's do. How do I know this? Because I use AOL on a Mac from home,
Ohhh-God, not again... Can anyone remember the Prodigy rumor? How IBM was snooping around your hard disk, and it turned out to be nothing but a swapfile. Does "Good times" ring a bell? And don't get me started on MicroSoft Network rumors... 1) 90% of the FTP sites I use mention that they log xfers. 2) My .newsrc file can tell anyone that I read alt.hackers and alt.2600 3) My address book shows who I send mail often enough to warrent me putting in a nickname. 4) My sent-mail folder shows who I sent mail to in the past year. 5) My bookmark file shows that I read the NYC-Speedtraps page one or two time a week. I am sure that AOL, Prodigy, CompuServe and Acme Internet all log what mail/news/web pages/ftp sites you have visited, in one way or another. Does this bother me? A little. I use a local Internet provider with an OS I understand enough to know what is logged and what is not logged. My fear is not LEA, but crackers. As long as I make myself a hard target- they vultures will look elseware. I repeat this like a mantra yet no one belives me- IF YOU WANT PRIVACY, DON'T USE THE PHONE. Once the headset is raised, big brother is online. If you do not like those rules, don't play the game. -- Salvatore Denaro sal@panix.com I waited for the joke/It never did arrive. Yes, I use PGP Words I thought I'd choke/I hardly recognize.