...from:
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1035_22-6055378.html?tag=nl.e622
By Will Sturgeon, Silicon.com
Published on ZDNet News: March 29, 2006, 8:32 AM PT
Australia, which already has antispam legislation in place, has
introduced a code of practice that will force Internet service
providers to be more proactive in stamping out unsolicited bulk e-mail.
The Australian Communications and Media Authority is building on the
relative success of the country's 2003 Spam Act to ensure that
businesses and consumers are protected from a deluge of unwanted e-mail.
"The phenomenon of spam...continues to materially impact on e-mail as
a communications medium," states the conduct code document, released
on Wednesday.
Although many countries have recognized spam as an issue, few have
been able to react to it effectively. However, it's long been
suggested that Internet service providers, which carry much of the e-
mail, could solve the problem of spam overnight.
"Since senders of spam require the services of service providers in
order to send their spam, enlisting the support of those service
providers has the potential of being an efficient and also a more
proactive way of addressing the spam problem," according to the code
document.
As such, ISPs serving the Australian public must proactively scan
traffic for open relays and botnets, networks of compromised PCs used
for sending spam. In addition, spam filters must be offered and
clearly advertised by each Australian ISP.
ISPs must include clauses in all contracts that allow them to
disconnect a user if they are knowingly or unwittingly relaying spam,
once the ISP has taken "reasonable steps to notify the subscriber of
the breach and (provided) reasonable assistance," the code says. They
must also restrict inbound connections to any service that allows
forwarding of e-mail on behalf of third parties.
[...]
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...from:
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/31/business/worldbusiness/31soft.html?
th&emc=th
U.S. Asks European Union to Be Fair in Microsoft Case
By PAUL MELLER
Published: March 31, 2006
BRUSSELS, March 30 — The United States government has intervened in
Microsoft's antitrust dispute with the European Commission, urging it
and the 25 national governments in the European Union to be fair to
the company, American diplomats and European officials said on Thursday.
Microsoft has complained frequently in recent months that it has been
denied the right to a fair defense in the continuing antitrust case
with the European Commission. It has also accused the commission of
collaborating with its rivals in the software industry and denying it
access to what it contends are vital documents it needs to prepare
its defense.
A memo written by unidentified government officials in Washington
stated that Microsoft's complaints raise "substantial concerns" about
the way Microsoft is being treated, according to a person close to
the commission who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he was
not authorized to discuss the memo. The memo was distributed this
week through embassies in Europe and through the United States
mission to the European Union in Brussels.
United States diplomats visited the offices of three European
commissioners earlier this week. Jonathan Todd, the spokesman for the
competition commissioner, Neelie Kroes, confirmed that her close
aides met American diplomats this week and received the memo. He
declined to comment on its content.
[...]
Hello Everyone:
Apple will soon be rolling out iTunes-U (iTunes-University) in Canada.
To learn about iTunes-U, look here:
http://www.apple.com/education/solutions/itunes_u/
For an example of a iTunes-U implementation in the U.S.A., look here:
http://itunes.stanford.edu/
In preparation of this eventuality, I'm initially looking for
feedback just from our apple-list subscribers about that type of
content they would like to see available from any proposed University
of Manitoba iTunes-U (e.g. lectures, supplemental course material,
Faculty of Music events / recitals, etc). Keeping in mind that
I'm also looking for people in Administrative/Faculty and IT
positions who would like to be apart of the initial informational
meeting(s) with Apple Canada. This proposed meeting(s) is for the
dissemination information only. I feel that it will be advantageous
to better understand what the University's potential needs/uses of
this proposed service might be prior to involving the senior
administration.
Regards,
Doug
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Doug Hamilton, BA, MA, APP
Senior Computer Consultant
Computers-on-Campus; Univ. of Manitoba
204-474-6196 (Ph.)
204-474-7556 (Fax)
http://www.umanitoba.ca/bookstore/
Please delete the earlier posting, and read this one instead.
Hello Everyone:
Apple will soon be rolling out iTunes-U (iTunes-University) in Canada.
To learn about iTunes-U, look here:
http://www.apple.com/education/solutions/itunes_u/
For an example of a iTunes-U implementation in the U.S.A., look here:
http://itunes.stanford.edu/
In preparation of this eventuality, I'm initially looking for
feedback just from our apple-list subscribers about that type of
content they would like to see available from any proposed University
of Manitoba iTunes-U (e.g. lectures, supplemental course material,
Faculty of Music events / recitals, etc). Please keep in mind all
materials being distributed via iTunes-U must not infringe copyright.
I'm also looking for people in Administrative/Faculty and IT
positions who would like to be apart of the initial informational
meeting(s) with Apple Canada. This proposed meeting(s) is for the
dissemination information only. I feel that it will be advantageous
to better understand what the University's potential needs/uses of
this proposed service might be prior to involving the senior
administration.
Regards,
Doug
-------------
Doug Hamilton, BA, MA, APP
Senior Computer Consultant
Computers-on-Campus; Univ. of Manitoba
204-474-6196 (Ph.)
204-474-7556 (Fax)
http://www.umanitoba.ca/bookstore/
