17th January 2004 Archive

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FOTW: Niue is NOT dead. Nor will it ever be

Flame of The Week Not so Pacific Islander

Niue is Dead! Long live .nu! From: "miss amanda" Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 11:48 PM i am emailing concerning your article on Niue...........................Niue is NOT dead nor will it ever be................those are rumours about the population, Niue ofr one will not give in to New Zealand Rule..........What do you …

Letters 17 Jan 2004, 06:10
Internet fool’s gold sparks Nigerian fiasco

The politics and money surrounding .ng

"It seems clear to us now than ever before, that what Mrs Odusote is interested in is to continue to hold the government of Nigeria, and the teeming members of Nigeria's Internet Community, to ransom on personal, selfish and largely unjustifiable grounds, without any regards whatsoever to the patriotic interest of Nigeria." …

Channel 17 Jan 2004, 06:26
Patent lawyer puts claim to entire Internet

NSI and Register.com at end of ridiculous lawsuit

The Net's two biggest registrars of domain names are being sued for infringing an email and domain name patent granted last month. The lawsuit, filed yesterday in California, claims Network Solutions and Register.com are liable for selling, specifically, .name domains. It claims undisclosed monetary damages and an injunction …

Music and Media 17 Jan 2004, 06:31
FAST threatens jail for ‘misusing software’

No more Mr. Nice Guy

The Federation Against Software Theft (FAST)is threating a harsh regime of punishments including jail for UK companies which it catches using unlicensed software. The new zero tolerance approach will see the federation participate in evidence-gathering and police raids on suspects' premises. The directors of any firm found " …

Channel 17 Jan 2004, 06:38
Mobile data to fuel operator growth

Lift in shift

The market for mobile services such as messaging and games will reach $126 billion by 2008, according to a new report. The study, Mobile Content and Applications 2003, by London-based consultancy ARC Group, predicts that mobile services will account for 20 per cent of total mobile operator revenues by 2008. According to ARC, …

Mobile 17 Jan 2004, 07:01
Feds seek input on spammer sentencing

Help us calculate the actual harm

A formula that would sentence deceptive spammers to more time in prison for each e-mail address spammed is among the proposals under consideration by the presidentially-appointed commission responsible for setting federal sentencing rules, which this week sought the public's input on how to punish violators of the newly-enacted …

Security 17 Jan 2004, 07:11
How to get an upgrade, BOFH-style

Episode 1 Heatsink moment

BOFH 2004: Episode 1 It's upgrade time again - like it always is when there's money laying about the place not being used - so I scan down the long list of complaint frequencies and pick the HR database server performance problem from near the top of the pile. I love upgrades! In a word, crap! A ZX-81 with tape drive could …

BOFH 17 Jan 2004, 07:59